Prism Head
In 1929, astronomer Edwin Hubble made the following observation: in every direction he looked, every galaxy in the sky was moving away from him. This observation implied the entire universe
is expanding.
~Foundation of the Big Bang Theory
“…God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
~1 John 1:5
God is light
and according to Einstein
the speed of light can never be attained.
So, no matter how fast
we throw ourselves into the expansion,
we will never touch the divine
but someday we will come close.
We have to.
Ever since Hubble's big bang starter pistol
started the race
between the creator and the created,
we were destined to try.
One day, we will approach the speed of light
and see God looming in the distance.
Our goal in sight, we will push ourselves
to become light itself
unwittingly making ourselves
susceptible to refraction.
In a final lesson of humility,
he’ll toss a prism over his shoulder,
watch as our souls splinter,
and we become gaudy angled lights.
With a sigh,
he’ll hit the reset button,
the starter pistol will fire
and he’ll start running from us
all over again.
"Ashes, ashes, all fall down."
--Ring Around the Rosies (Children's Song)
"...and we commit his body to the ground; earth to earth; ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
--Book of Common Prayer (Anglican)
We are intelligent ash. Eventually we crumble and become dust. Do the echoes of our thoughts sift through living ghosts and smudge inspiration on strange minds?
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It's a case of going too far and perhaps not knowing what's good for us. But we are so darn curious with an almost basic need to satisfy our curiosity; yet even when we do, we become curious anew. :) Hey there, Max. Long time no see and hear. Hope you're doing well.
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