2020.02.12 11:24
NASA's iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from space just got a 21st-century upgrade
https://www.space.com/pale-blue-dot-earth-space-photo-remastered.html
2020.02.12 11:27
2020.02.13 01:02
A Holy Space - 이한중
There is a space between you and me
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
There is a space between us and all His creations
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
This is the space, a holy space, reserved for Him.
This is the space where the seeds of His,
the lasting love, the compassion, the friendship,
the caring of empathy
begin to sprout, grow and blossom into a forest.
A holy space all around us
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
A peaceful place with Him
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
A Kingdom of His
beyond our four dimensional universe.
There is a holy space between you and me.
There is a holy space between you and everything else
you see, taste, hear, touch and feel in this holy universe.
This is the space where He resides and
constantly waves at us to come every moment of our existence.
This is where everything lasting and beautiful,
and the pure, lasting, eternal love originates.
He indicates to us,
"Do not waste and squander your invaluable life journey
for your occupation and preoccupation.
Come to me to this land of promise, the kingdom of mine,
to see, taste, hear, touch and feel
what it is like, what this holy universe of His is like."
There is a holy space between you and me
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
There is a holy space between you and all His creations.
This is the space where you and I should meet
and grow together in the forest of His Kingdom
beyond our occupation and preoccupation.
ps: one of old poems of mine
"To pray is to move to the center of all life and all love."
--- Henri Nouwen
2020.02.14 03:31
Wow, what an impressive narration/poem you shared with us!
Yes, I was also fascinated with Carl Sagan- he happened to be born on the same date as mine but 4 years ahead-.
Indeed, I still believe his television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" is THE best TV program
I was ever soaked through the era of '80, my good old days!
I was so heartbroken when he died of 'myelodysplasia. I still miss his unique pronunciation of 'h' as a silent one!
Forever with my memory!
BB Lee
P.S. I read 'The Dragons of Eden' but not 'Pale Blue Dot'.
2020.02.14 07:02
Thank you, 선배님, for your approving my mediocre poem.
Certainly, I was one of Carl Sagan's fans and read every book of his
I could get hold of.
The photo of pale blue dot generates such a deep feeling for so many people
that I hope and pray someday before too late humans will wake up together
to save the precious planet we all love so much.
2020.02.15 00:21
Oh, I read more than six times, Dr. Lee, to enjoy your very ‘creative’ poem in such a unique style
to make straight forward delivery of your awe feeling to nature/universe. Quite impressive!
Although I seldom read the poems, written either in English or Korean, these days –
with my poor excuse on ‘마음에 여유가 없어’ with overwhelming professional works
with an average three manuscript reviews per week for two dozen journals through decades-,
I grew up with such poems in particular. Indeed, my mother has been nationally (Korean) recognized
poet/시조시인, 조애영 together with her nephew 조지훈, a poet so that I always try to enjoy the poems
but not quite yet(?) like others.
All the best,
BB Lee
P.S. Regretfully, I feel more and more that the human being is the worst creation God ever made,
sadly destined to ruin such wonderful world/nature God gave, ''Pale Blue Dot'!
Indeed, when I went to Vancouver, Canada last April to deliver the lectures, the society president seriously
recommended me to spare one afternoon to visit the world-renowned aquarium to see how much damage
the human being has made to the nature in particular. I was grieved with such damage (e.g. plastic)
beyond the boundary of simple contamination, evil creature human being caused!
"Everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives,"
Sagan wrote, "on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam."