“Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff.” – Carl Sagan
I’m a guy and you know I appreciate your poetic skills. My point with the quote is we can see ourselves as having finite lives or being part of something continuous and huge. There was a note of sadness in your post today; this was my attempt to put a smile on your face. I’m happy to see it was appreciated, at least by you 🙀Kind regards, M
OK.. Ok.. But don’t judge us trolls.. I like Sagan enough.. Just not the “when in doubt. Think what would Sagan do” mentality you space aficionados have added to his person.
I’m a chemist. Almost all chemistry happened “out there” first at the subatomic level and this colossal game of nuclear pinball has been happening ever since. While “Cosmos” was his public face, Sagan’s realm was as an academic physicist who published serious work for decades before his show appeared. Among his kind, simply human moments was mentoring Neil D. Tyson: http://www.techinsider.io/inspiring-story-young-neil-degrasse-tyson-met-carl-sagan-2015-1
I’ve read some of your poems. They’re good! Do that, don’t denigrate Sagan on Yask’s wonderful blog of clear words and succinct beauty.
That’s the million dollar question every living human being supposedly keeps asking; the departed ones left without finding it out and the ones living now will also follow suit without finding the answer – what a mystery and tragedy of life!
That rhetorical question at the end can be daunting to humans. Death can only terminate the biological functions of human, but human soul will continue living forever in-between space and time.
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“Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff.” – Carl Sagan
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Oh yeah. I feel like one. Thanks for this info , mind blowing stuff.
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I’m a guy and you know I appreciate your poetic skills. My point with the quote is we can see ourselves as having finite lives or being part of something continuous and huge. There was a note of sadness in your post today; this was my attempt to put a smile on your face. I’m happy to see it was appreciated, at least by you 🙀Kind regards, M
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I really love science , if it is ecplAined the way you do , wow , whAt fun.
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Thank you for the smiles. 😃😉😊😂
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We’re not separating, are we?
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Are we conjoined twins?
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No, yet paradoxically connected by the umbilical of poetry and thought.
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Mighty chord.
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Hogwash.. 😁😂😀
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Timi!!!
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Hey.. I had to say the truth as it appears to me. Carl Sagan is overrated.. You write better than him..
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Sweet of you to appreciate. Are you listening get MOC.?
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Umm.. What’s MOC
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Making sense of complications.
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Oh.. The dude.. Whyd I want to get him Yassy
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Dunno whether it’s him or her
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OK.. But still whyd I want to get him/her
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Get. Oh god. My mistake. Tell the dude / dame that not get.
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Typo error dude
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How’d you know I’m a dude
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Your not. Sorry girl!
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How’d you know I’m a girl.
How’d you even know I’m either of both 😂😀
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You are human
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That’s largely debatable..
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Where s your mom?
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Uhmm… Whyd u ask..
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Lemme check your site
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She birthed you , didn’t she!
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Well.. That’s what I was told
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Whatever you are guy or gal , doesn’t matter to me. You are you.
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Yup..
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I call my gal friends dude too, if you must know. So chill.
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It’s not about his writing, it’s about his perspective, which is that of every astrophysicist everywhere. Don’t be a troll.
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Debate away. Thank you M
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Bye M.
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OK.. Ok.. But don’t judge us trolls.. I like Sagan enough.. Just not the “when in doubt. Think what would Sagan do” mentality you space aficionados have added to his person.
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I’m a chemist. Almost all chemistry happened “out there” first at the subatomic level and this colossal game of nuclear pinball has been happening ever since. While “Cosmos” was his public face, Sagan’s realm was as an academic physicist who published serious work for decades before his show appeared. Among his kind, simply human moments was mentoring Neil D. Tyson: http://www.techinsider.io/inspiring-story-young-neil-degrasse-tyson-met-carl-sagan-2015-1
I’ve read some of your poems. They’re good! Do that, don’t denigrate Sagan on Yask’s wonderful blog of clear words and succinct beauty.
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Aw. Am thrilled n honoured n delighted.
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Thanks.. I’ll visit the site..
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You must Timi!
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I cross my heart and hope to be immortal.. I will..
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Timi, the omnipotent.
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True.. True… Even Sagan knew that..
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Haw haw
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That’s the million dollar question every living human being supposedly keeps asking; the departed ones left without finding it out and the ones living now will also follow suit without finding the answer – what a mystery and tragedy of life!
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That is life Mike.
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Indeed, and so, go on living, be loving and keep smiling – Happy Blogging! 🙂
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Yeah !😜😂😀😀
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Tell that to MOC Timi. Not ‘get’. Lol
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I agree with msoc, we are recycled stars.
life would be boring if we were endless.
But still we all do wonder when
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The question ?
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The question is when will we die.
Though I also sometimes wonder how
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You a doc ?
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Yup
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Brains on the blog.
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😊
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you will live as far as your mind life,, 🙂
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😺
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Very beautiful.
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Thank you A.S
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You can call me Nico or Nicodemas. Peace.
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Nicodemas.
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even the sea is not endless 🙂
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Actually ! It is not.
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It is not about how long we live, but how well.
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You are right.
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“it is not the number of years we live, but the amount of life in the years” -author unknown
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You are right
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None of us have any guarantee on our number of days so I feel we must make the most of each and every one of them.
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Beautiful photograph along with an excellent, perennial question of humanity. Very good! 😉
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Thank you kind sir
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For a very long time I hope x
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Thank you Asalty
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That rhetorical question at the end can be daunting to humans. Death can only terminate the biological functions of human, but human soul will continue living forever in-between space and time.
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