All that emptiness and me....

Look up at the night sky. Millions of stars looking down on you. Amidst the darkness. Emptiness. And you are standing alone here. Space and time. Lots of energy out there. And you are left with one question? What lies out there? Are we alone?? Space. Something that has captivated man since times unknown. What mysteries lie in this phenomenon called universe? Who created the universe? And why? How big is it? How was it formed? How old is it? There are answers. There are theories. But, do we really know? A moment...

All that emptiness and me. You wonder at times. If we were alone indeed, would it not be a whole lot of empty space? Or is there something that we have failed to understand? The syllable 'Om'. The beginning. And the end. The same sound I hear in that conch I found on the sea shore. The same sound I hear when I lie still on the ground. Somehow, the whole universe seems connected. For all its vastness and empty space, there are also beautiful galaxies, supernovas and other planetary systems. Empty space is not so very empty. And yet, to man, it is. Intergalactic oneness. You know deep down. That in some far away infathomable galaxy and in some mysterious time warp, there is some soul who is calling out to you. Holding out her hand to you. And you reach out to the sky as well. In the hope that you touch her. Somehow, some waves reach to you. And you understand what she is saying. Yes. Every subatomic particle that is part of you perfectly recognizes the charge that is coming forth from the sky. From that soul. No distance is too large for this charge to permeate. Telepathy. Naah. Intergalactic oneness...

Our life is much like the universe. Same questions? Yes. Same answers? Dont know. There is emptiness and there is wholeness. What do we see? We see both. There is energy. Both light and dark. Perhaps, this cosmos holds out something for us to realize. To know. To understand. That we are not alone. Though there is emptiness, it is not everything. Even one tiny speck of light is enough to dispel our emptiness. Now I know. That beautiful light in space would never have captured our imagination had it not been for the emptiness around it...