By David Magallanes / Guest columnist
If we stay tuned to the cosmos in which we’re immersed, we will occasionally punch through the veil that separates us from the essence of all that is real, in the truest sense of the word.
Those occasions are more than a simple “Aha!” moment. They are those rare moments in our lives when we sense that we are far more than who or what we think we are. I’m sure that those who devote their lives to solitude and contemplation experience these rarified seconds far more frequently than the average person.
Those of us who surround ourselves with noise and chatter and Facebook and Twitter and constant distraction can’t even hope to experience these gifts from the cosmos. It’s incumbent upon us to seek out at least occasionally the silence, the “still small voice,” the whisper of the cosmos that guides and supports us on our path.
I’ve personally experienced these sacred moments only a few times in my years. The most memorable moment occurred in a university physics classroom as I waited for the instructor to arrive. I was staring at an equation in the text, and suddenly, the quantum laws of the universe were oddly crystal clear to me — but only for a few brief, precious seconds. Never again did I ever experience the depth of that insight. And to my chagrin, I was not able to use that insight on the next exam!
The only other times I came close to experiencing this mystery was when as a teenager I would look up into the night sky. Through my telescope lens, I could see clusters of countless suns that seemed so tightly packed they looked like balls of light. I saw galaxies with arms that seemed to reach out as if to give praise, or to proclaim their greatness. It felt as if the universe was imposing its unequivocal concept of prosperity of vast proportions — a prosperity that was eternal and bright. What I was witnessing, I realized later, was nature’s declaration of its limitlessness.
All of which begs the question — what is the universe trying to teach us? Many people have no problem saying that “nature is our teacher.” But by extrapolation, the cosmos is our educator and our mentor — a source of unconditional support for the path on which we are directed. Perhaps we need to learn about the natural state of abundance that nature proclaims, and learn to apply it to our lives.
And maybe it’s time I start looking up into the night sky again.
— David Magallanes is an entrepreneur, owner of Real World Projects, a business dedicated to providing professionals with high-quality products for better living. One of his current projects is the development of another business, Edifiquemos, dedicated to teaching the Spanish-speaking how to create a profitable international (U.S./Mexico) enterprise with low investment and high potential. He may be contacted at DMagallanes@RealWorldProjects.info
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