Understanding The Universe

         If you ever find yourself pondering at the simple beauties of a nature such as a rainbow, sunset, waves, and any other natural phenomenons; you've just completed a thought experiment. It doesn't need to be complex or in-depth in the analytical sense since this elegant phenomenon has just thought you something new, even though it may not feel so. People who do take on the deeper path of understanding nature can do some beautiful and amazing things. We've all seen remarkable paintings that have captured stunning landscapes with vivid detail and lighting. If you could peer into the artwork (hand drawn art) you would see non-linear lines, shades to create lighting effects, and blending of colors to create this “mess” that adds up to re-create the captivating landscape.

It's our natural experiences that help us derive what we feel and see from the universe. Many people would argue that our senses can lie to us, but when we actually evaluate something on an intellectual level and test it with the scientific method. We gain a new piece of information on how the universe works on any subject matter. There's a beauty behind failure in the scientific world since the more you ask questions about something, the better you get to understanding the question, or perhaps how to re-think the question. To me this natural skill isn't something to take for granted since it truly allows us to immerse ourselves into something more than our modern day doings.

         From the beginning of modern day man, expanding back to 200,000 years from fossil records, we've developed tools. Pattern recognition has been a strong skill to use. It gave raise to knowledge of objects that seemed on a consistent sequence. For example, sunrise and sunset is a very useful pattern recognition if you want to hunt or collect things, while cosmic photons light up the land, since you needed to know how long the day light would last, or else potential dangers could arise. This is something we all experience each day. Our bodies now have natural sleep rhythms based on this survival skill. Number counting is another useful tool. Being able to know how much there is of something or the value that it carries is truly critical in our everyday living. Without the understanding of numbers how could we ever tie meaning to the shareable amount of crops we have or the amount of water we have to drink. We would probably just say (with arm expressions) “you have this much”.

         If we take time to actually stop and see what nature can offer to us, we can develop skills or obtain knowledge that will benefit us for the long run. So the next time you find yourself asking why the sky is blue, or why 1 is one; just know that the universe is trying to offer you a new piece of information. What is information? That's for another day...  

------Gonzalez Julian

        02/12/15