I recently came across a site about a man who documented his life through a daily Polaroid for close to 20 years. Actually the site is more of a blogged translation of the photos pictured here. Life is full of surprises, and there is most definitely an unexpected ending in this one. If you have the time, I suggest clicking on the second link first before reading through the cheat sheet (a.k.a. the first link).
I keep thinking about the meaning life lately. It's obviously a short, delicate, yet miraculous thing. I'm having a lot of trouble forming a view on something I have so many unanswered questions about. I mean, what is the purpose of life, the purpose of my life? Is there any purpose at all? How significant am I really to this world, to everything?
Watching this video didn't exactly help, but it brought upon a view that was much needed.
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It's amazing how this video put so much into perspective for me. I always knew we were small specs on a rotating sphere in space, but you don't always believe what you know. What I'm getting at is that you see the sun rise and set, same as the moon, but I don't think I've ever truly felt like we were doing all the rotating, more so that things were rotating around us. This video has definitely turned on a few light bulbs. The time lapse is so quick that you actually get to see how we are spinning in circles, and everything else is staying put. Not the other way around.
Anyways, the video is by Till Credner, a very dedicated observer of the sky. Till is also part of a group of observationist who have come together to blog their ideas and questions about the atmosphere and all it's crazy mysteries. You can read their thoughts and discoveries here. Lastly, he has another site, which he runs with a friend, filled with digital documentation of the sky and space. This is the website, but I recommend the blog more.
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