Since the beginning of human awareness of their surroundings the Cosmos has been a source of wonder, fear, awe, and even spiritual awareness as they struggled to understand their place in the Universe. What did the first humans think of the heavens above them while huddled together for warmth even before the discovery of fire? We do not know. We imagine, theorize, even romanticize about times past and what thoughts and life were like. As time moved on and our curiosity grew we struggled to find our place in the Cosmos and initially it was a small cosmos indeed. We surrounded the heavens in terms we could understand molding our understanding from our cultures and Religions from the Aztec to the Zuni and everything in between. each one offering different and sometimes very similar stories about the creation of the Universe and as our knowledge grow so it seems did our Universe. Beliefs ranging from a Earth-centered Universe to our modern day discoveries are only the newest understandings of our place in the vastness of space. From a view of this tiny planet is all there is to today's knowledge of the unimaginable size of our tiny corner of the Universe. And still we have new theories and beliefs that change and grow as does our limited understanding. Is there just one Universe? Is there a Multi-Verse? Perhaps Multi-Dimensions each with its own Universe, Or perhaps we are just a computer simulation being run by other being's trying to understand their place in their own Cosmos.
Chances are that we will never know all the answers and mysteries of our Universe in the short time span of Human existence, But one thing I do know is our place in the Cosmos here and now is a wondrous place of imagination turned reality, discoveries never imagined, and dreams to still be those discoveries in the future. So find your place in the Cosmos and settle down get comfortable enough to enjoy the ride, but with the desire to always want to look forward for the next discovery, the next understanding. Our journey is short but wondrous and I for one am eager to find....
Our Place in the Cosmos.
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