Space is to Place as Eternity is to Time: October 2012

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A Place to Call Home

What constitutes as a home? Does it have to be a physical place or can it be in the mind? Does it have to be a still-standing building or can it be a representation of something? I believe a home is where you feel the most comfortable. It is a place where you can be yourself and feel confident. A place where the heart is still alive and [you] can reflect on the past and what is to come. It brings [you] hope when not all goes right. A home can be a physical place or a place within the mind. A home is a place that elicits happiness from you. That is how I feel about space. It is a physical place but at the same time it is virtually unreachable, making it a place within the mind. I do not have to actually be there to feel at home, I simply have to look up and know it is there. That is the best part about having a place that feels like home. You do not have to be there all the time or even be there on regular basis. However, each time you go or see it, it still stays the same for you. It remains your home.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Star Wars

“It was a bright, humid day – the blue sky raining sunshine down upon us mere mortals.” Normally, a day as beautiful as this one would have me itching to be outside- running around and having fun. However on this beautiful day I was unfortunately grounded. I had just recently turned 12 and started 6th grade. I had also just recently gotten my first F on a test. That was the reason why I was grounded and stuck inside. My Mom was out running errands and had carefully instructed me to stay inside and read the section of my science book that featured the material that I had just recently failed at testing on. Science bored me and always had and I just could not get myself to sit down and read the chapters again. Instead, against my Mother’s instructions, I flipped on the TV. It just so happened that a movie was starting, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. I had never seen a Star Wars film before but I had of course heard of the series. I reasoned with myself that since the film was featured in space is was like I was learning about science. It was less than 30 minutes into the movie and I was totally enamored by the film. I was mesmerized by the characters, the dialogue, and especially the scenery- space. Little did I know when I sat down to watch this movie that it would ignite a love of the series for me that would transcend to a love of space and the endless possibilities that it held. From that day on I was just like Victor Kelly from Resurrection Man, influenced and inspired by film, always subconsciously referencing and thinking about it in everyday life.