A SPECK IN THE CORRIDOR:
Standing at the inner shores of our universe,
A particular ape gazed curiously upwards.
Ruled by evolution and driven by curiosity,
It stood there awe-struck by the diversity.
Where did it come from and where will it go to?
Pondering over things, the greatest gift to come into.
Look everywhere and question everything!
Simple motto to transcend the boundaries of living.
Here, on this little chunk of rock unable to go fast
Fast enough to break gravity's trap to gain flight.
Curiously looking far and into the past.
At the cosmos trapped by the speed of light!
Billions of years ago from nothing.
Growing for years into everything!
Here on this speck of dust from "star stuff"
An accident sparked life, questioning itself.
To us it's the only place we can be.
To it, just another speck in the sea.
An intricate design in every direction,
Each mindlessly doing it's own function.
Growing infinitely inwards and outwards.
From galaxies to quantum hazards.
From the big bang, The binding laws doesn't change.
Gazillion gazillion particles stand United by the cage.
From energy to quarks, to atoms, to cells.
Evolving to apes and climbing great Hills.
All this life, all this history.
Just a small part of nature's mystery.
From the fusion in the stars, energy flows.
We Know all this from runaway neutrinos.
Knowing these laws we look out to the cosmos,
A tiny speck gaining knowledge from eons ago.
And here we are contemplating nature's play.
For humanity to grow it's the only way.
So far this is just the beginning.
Of a much greater understanding.
We are just a point in the cosmic scale.
Yet we seek to know our place in this tale.
We aren't overproud of what we know.
For its about what to learn; not what we know .
The horizon hinting us of the beginning, as we learn from the past.
The light from the past, guiding us towards the future.
The proud ape rules the dust and grows in consciousness,
Finally humbled and amazed by science, the study of nature!
We walk through the corridor of ignorance.
With science as a candle in the sea of darkness.
The destination is just a mirage, but go further
For the journey grants us greatness.
Every single step in the dark, we learn something new
There are no failures here, There are lessons learnt even if only few.
The things we gain from every step, shows the way for mankind.
Maybe, curiosity kills the cat but it's a giant leap for catkind .
From sticks and stones, to interstellar zones.
The journey gives us something on its way.
The more we see, the more we realize.
That the corridor is an infinite maze till far away.
Yet,on the cosmic shores sprawling many infinities.
The infant ape stands up to discover it's abilities.
Even when the race spreads it's wings and begins to roam.
We stay connected by genome and the place we called home!
Standing at the inner shores of our universe,
A particular ape gazed curiously upwards.
Ruled by evolution and driven by curiosity,
It stood there awe-struck by the diversity.
Where did it come from and where will it go to?
Pondering over things, the greatest gift to come into.
Look everywhere and question everything!
Simple motto to transcend the boundaries of living.
Here, on this little chunk of rock unable to go fast
Fast enough to break gravity's trap to gain flight.
Curiously looking far and into the past.
At the cosmos trapped by the speed of light!
Billions of years ago from nothing.
Growing for years into everything!
Here on this speck of dust from "star stuff"
An accident sparked life, questioning itself.
To us it's the only place we can be.
To it, just another speck in the sea.
An intricate design in every direction,
Each mindlessly doing it's own function.
Growing infinitely inwards and outwards.
From galaxies to quantum hazards.
From the big bang, The binding laws doesn't change.
Gazillion gazillion particles stand United by the cage.
From energy to quarks, to atoms, to cells.
Evolving to apes and climbing great Hills.
All this life, all this history.
Just a small part of nature's mystery.
From the fusion in the stars, energy flows.
We Know all this from runaway neutrinos.
Knowing these laws we look out to the cosmos,
A tiny speck gaining knowledge from eons ago.
And here we are contemplating nature's play.
For humanity to grow it's the only way.
So far this is just the beginning.
Of a much greater understanding.
We are just a point in the cosmic scale.
Yet we seek to know our place in this tale.
We aren't overproud of what we know.
For its about what to learn; not what we know .
The horizon hinting us of the beginning, as we learn from the past.
The light from the past, guiding us towards the future.
The proud ape rules the dust and grows in consciousness,
Finally humbled and amazed by science, the study of nature!
We walk through the corridor of ignorance.
With science as a candle in the sea of darkness.
The destination is just a mirage, but go further
For the journey grants us greatness.
Every single step in the dark, we learn something new
There are no failures here, There are lessons learnt even if only few.
The things we gain from every step, shows the way for mankind.
Maybe, curiosity kills the cat but it's a giant leap for catkind .
From sticks and stones, to interstellar zones.
The journey gives us something on its way.
The more we see, the more we realize.
That the corridor is an infinite maze till far away.
Yet,on the cosmic shores sprawling many infinities.
The infant ape stands up to discover it's abilities.
Even when the race spreads it's wings and begins to roam.
We stay connected by genome and the place we called home!
