As Emma and I watched the fireworks this past weekend in Big Bear with Chanel's family, we noticed that fireworks spectaculars, with their swirly gunpowder clouds and bursts of light, look a lot like the cosmos. So we stared up at the open, exploding sky and we couldn't help but ponder our existence in this strange but beautiful world. We are just small little specks in the grand scheme of things; yet we still keep plugging on, doing our thing, trying to create things and connect to people that matter, and I find that to be so noble, so brave. The science god/geek Carl Sagan felt this way too. He simultaneously acknowledged the importance yet insignificance of the wee human species...
(image found by Emma)
