Yin vs YangThe Battle for Success in Life

I was driving home this morning from getting breakfast, when I had this really powerful thought.  I could not believe the relief it provided.  It all started last night.  I stayed up a bit late and watched a movie called Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle.  The movie is about a group of astronauts in the future who are on a mission to save Earth by rejuvenating the dying Sun.  It was loaded with mesmerizing visuals of the Sun and space (I watched it in Blu-ray so that helped).

I guess those visuals were so wonderful, that they were still fresh in my mind this morning.  As I was driving, I kept looking up at the sky.  It is a beautiful day in Central NJ today. The baby blue sky is painted with Monet style clouds.  The Sun is shining but not too bright.  But for some reason, I felt different as I looked at the sky. After seeing that movie, it really got me thinking to the size of the universe.

I mean, it is a HUGE universe, filled with all kinds of amazing marvels.

As I looked up at the sky, suddenly, it did not feel like the limit.  It did not feel like it was the top of the world.  It felt more like just the beginning.  For some reason, this was a very relaxing, powerful thought. I had never noticed this limitation before, but out of the blue it was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.  The feeling was like being released from a long stay at the hospital.  You know the refreshing joy that engulfs you as you finally go outside?  Or, picture moving into a brand new, spacious place after being cramped in a small space for years.

The idea of an endless universe had a wondrous effect on my mind.  All of a sudden, with this simple thought that a big old universe is out there, and not just little earth, the possibilities once again seem endless.  In today’s world, with information only a click away, it may seem like there is nothing new out there.  As the world becomes a smaller place, I wonder if we can mentally feel cramped sometimes.  For me, it was refreshing to realize all the crazy things that go on are but a minute part of a huge, vast universe.

Will this powerful thought work for you?

Try it out yourself.  Next time you can, go outside, and look up at & through the sky…

• Think of how big the Earth is and how long it takes to get around the world, even today.
• Then think of the Solar system.  Think of how vast it is with all those giant planets & moons.  Think of it like Star Wars, where even at Light Speed, it takes years to get around.
• Then think of the Sun, and the enormous power it has to light up all the planets.  Think of its utter importance, and the life it provides.  Think of how many millions of miles it is from Earth.
• Now think of all the other millions of stars in the Universe just like our Sun, filled with their own giant planets, and solar systems.
• Finally, remind yourself this is just the stuff we have discovered so far.  No one knows for sure just how vast space really is.  There are new discoveries being made each & every day.

Who knows what is out there?

Aliens?  Other Earth like planets?  New Minerals? Metals? Gases? Life forms?  Why not?

For some reason, being reminded of all this by basically spending a night in space (through the power of the cinema), felt amazingly refreshing.  Instead of looking up at a sky I know very well, I thought of all the skies out there I have never seen.  I thought of all the other endless possibilities that go along with it.  I was no longer looking at the sky like a ceiling.  It had become a window of opportunity.

I wonder if anyone else will feel the same, and I’m interested to know if this personally powerful thought works for you.  For me, I felt bigger, re-energized, and intrigued.  Life is quite a gift, and I think sometimes our minds can make the World feel cramped.  New days sometimes feel like TV show reruns as we grow older and more used to our place in the world, like that’s all there is.

But then you are reminded of the endless frontier known as space, and suddenly, all seems new again.  So many discoveries to be made, ideas to be executed, and challenges to be conquered.  It is quite comforting to realize how many possibilities we all have yet to experience.  At least for me .

Try it out.  Does this powerful thought work for you?