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Black Holes and the Eternal Moment
I remember being fascinated by the show “Through the Wormhole”. It was narrated by Morgan Freeman who brought a naturally soothing presence to the mind-blowing stories of the vastness and mysteries of the universe and beyond.
One of the subjects featured was “black holes” in space, which scientists agree have such a strong gravitational pull due to their incredible density that no light can escape.
Some experts speculate that these are remnants of stars that exploded, then imploded, drawing everything into their center. Because of the formidable density, the pull of gravity is so intense that even light cannot escape.
The show featured astronomers observing how the extraordinary gravitational pull of black holes also drew in nearby stars. They detected how the stars that surrounded the black hole moved in a spiral pattern, getting closer and closer to the blackness. They also speculated that those closest stars will eventually disappear.
Hmm.
I remember as I watched, my imagination started to roam, stimulated by these observations. It occurred to me that perhaps the Grand Master Universe that contains all other universes is spiraling around some huge black hole that is so far away we cannot detect it.
This would mean that eventually everything that we have experienced, everything that our ancestors and other species have experienced, and everything that our descendants will experience will eventually get sucked into this black hole!
The Earth and the entire solar system will some day be a thing of the past! Forget about global warming—this is a whole different scale of danger to our planet that we’re dealing with.
Now there’s something to really worry about!
Or not.
Moving to the present day, the idea of everything ending still seems so far removed and distant as to be inconceivable. Over the years, I’ve decided the best thing to do rather than worrying about it and stocking up on a ton of canned goods and bottled water is to . . . not worry about it!
If I’m worrying about these kinds of things, then I’m operating under the illusion that I have some control over them.
But is there really anything over which I have control? I like to believe so, but occasionally I have the flash of insight that truly there’s nothing over which I have control.
Creator Being is in charge, and if I pay close attention to the ever-present signs and omens and heed those messages, life moves along much more easily.
Besides, everything that has already happened that I reminisce about, whether with remorse or delight, has already happened. Reviewing the memories of the past may serve to help us learn from our mistakes and our triumphs, but there is little use in dwelling on either.
As for mental meanderings into the future, whatever I anticipate or plan may or may not come to fruition. That’s why, when stating a desire for something in the future, some Irish people will typically tag their statement with, “God willing”.
Another of my favorites is the Yiddish saying, “Man plans; God laughs.” A useful reminder that things can change in a New York minute.
Still, I plan. I anticipate. I dream. I hold a vision of what I want my life to be and what kind of world I want to leave the coming generations. I don’t think any of us can live without our dreams and our plans and our efforts to bring them into manifestation, but it’s important to be willing to adjust these as new information appears. Otherwise we risk laboring under the illusion of control and demanding that Life conform to our expectations.
Being fully present and moving with the flow of Life and as the flow of Life can seem like a lofty ideal. Yet, coupled with an awareness of the vastness of this universe in which we preside, doing so encourages us to BE in the eternal moment, embracing the truth that the here and now is all there is.
Being fully present allows us to truly live, without judgment, worry, or pretence, and revel in the simple fact that WE ARE ALIVE!
Enjoy!
