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Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” – CS Lewis

I was reading an article on BoingBoing.net that made a reference to an essay titled “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” written by CS Lewis. The catalyst for the article was a Slate post that essentially said as an adult you shouldn’t read “Young Adult” books. To which I say, “whatever,” while ironically holding my thumbs and index fingers up in a “w.”

But while reading the three points by CS Lewis, I was really struck by the quote above. It really is something to try and embody. It sort of goes along with a lyric from the Broken Bells song “The Changing Lights” that resonated with me this past weekend “you wanna sin, but yer too shy.”

The more we inhibit ourselves from fear of what other people think, the less we are living… its not a new concept… just a reminder… We should strive to allow ourselves to be silly with impunity! 

Just a thought… here is a song…

You are here.

You are here.

I came across a very compelling page by Josh Worth today [thanks Boing Boing]. He put together a wonderful piece that illustrates the emptiness of our solar system. This is something that has always fascinated me as I look up at the night sky and try to pick out our planets vs. the early evening stars. There is so much nothing, and yet, the universe expands into further nothing. A void, but does the void exist in something? An ending that simply twists back on itself?

As he points out, even the atoms that make “stuff” up are filled with nothing. The biggest and smallest things we know are simply filled with nothing. Here we sit, orbiting a star, orbiting in a galaxy with our electrons orbiting protons and neutrons… all filled with intangible empty space…

Mind Blown Bert Sesame StreetAnywho, here is Josh Worth’s Post: If the Moon was only 1 Pixel Check it out, and I highly recommend scrolling rather than jumping from planet to planet… because then you sorta miss the point he was trying to make…

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