It is something, I think, that the things that perhaps choke me up the most... that can compel to me to cry and fight back the urge to outright weep are the things that many find cold and alienating. Science. More specifically scientific progression. Progression measured by science and made by science. Most of the activity on Earth keeps noses to the ground and perspectives small. The cosmos is unfathomable and the method of discovery magic. Images of distant galaxies, worlds, and stars, the light that fills the night sky, seems only to be an image. It is hardly distinguishable from the McDonald's logo. It is easy to slip into a myopic view of existence when so many lights and colors compete for our attention. The reason I started this concept of Cosmolism is to try to offer an alternative where science is not alienating but rather participatory. Through knowledge, anyone has the ability to see problems in society and the power to fix them. As a population with a thirst for answers, we have the ability to see the stars and the power to reach for them. It is not just a cloud of numbers and abstract ideas, but revelations about who we are, where we come from, and where we can go.
Videos like the one I'm about to post are the kinds of videos that, even though goofy elements may prevail throughout, smack me to the ground in awe.
Next post will be a special edition of videos that inspire me.
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