Dedicated to Carl Sagan

9th November. Carl Sagans Day. 

The Cosmos Song ( inspired by and dedicated to the late Carl Sagan )

In the song of the stars there is a lesson

A lesson we are one day sure to learn

The cosmos is calling us, inviting us

to an unimaginable trip

It wants to remind us of our origins,

Our imaginations will it grip

We can either, dance to the song, learn the secrets untold 

The grand sculptures at unparalleled levels behold 

Or we can squander our lives in meaningless pursuits

Lost in greed, gluttony and desires hold

In the song of the stars there is a lesson

A lesson we are one day sure to learn

The music of the cosmos, everywhere the same, yet always in veil

The same note played in the same key, the same scale

The 4 forces interact in always the same way

Be it GRBs, the rings of Saturn or Betelgeuse, hundreds of lights years away

Compared to the intrigue of the universe

Science fictions seems dwarfed and old school

A realm where time dilation, gravity waves

Black holes and supernovae rule.

In the song of the stars there is a lesson

A lesson we are one day sure to learn

This ones on what makes us

"Life is the best thing that ever happened to the atoms that make me"-Shaharyar Ahsan Sheikh

I realise this quote may never make it big but I would like it nonetheless. The beauty lies in the fact that it can take any direction I want it to take. 

I could start talking about how the atoms that make me were created, talk about stars or their evolutionary cycles or how when "OH Be A Fine Girl Kiss Me" just appears out of nowhere in an otherwise astronomy lesson cracks me up every time. 

OR 

I could just think how wonderfully incredible all this is. Birth growth experiences knowledge love affection middle age old age and death(alright I agree death isn't that cool). If you just take a moment and imagine how unique our place is, how our minds are tuned, how the cycle of life endlessly recklessly ruthlessly goes on, you cant help but be enthralled.