Total eclipse of my heart

Wow.

Anyone see the moon last night?

It was shadowy and red. I liked it.

Spent the evening popping out into the yard to check the progress of the eclipse, never seen one so good! It was such a clear night the moon looked like it was some fake set piece, hanging in the sky. Quite beautiful.

I love the fact humans get so excited about thins like an eclipse. For me, I guess its a reminder of certain things, how completely insignificant the individual is, how massive the forces of nature are and how we are all just part of one big fat system that carries on regardless. Sometimes, events like the eclipse come along again and we take a moment out from being completely self obsessed and view a natural wonder. It would happen whether we watched or not ("But would it" said Schrödinger!), but at that moment we choose to witness the event, it brings things into line and gives perspective that we normally overlook in everyday life. Well, I am sure not eveyone overlooks it in everyday life, but the vast majority no doubt do.

It also made me think that perhaps we are not such a rich a society with superstition. In days of yor, an eclipse or a comet or some other celestial movement would be seen as a sign. A sign from the creator - either a punishment, warning or perhaps even reward. Such an even may leave people searching for answers - what has man done to deserve such punishment or warning. What does man need to do to improve and avoid God's wrath.

I am not saying we should believe everything is godly influence, far from it, just that with science, haven't we lost some of that mystery? The BBC website had pages dedocated to the eclipse, why it happens, when it happens, what happens and all that. The mystery is gone as science fills in the blanks.

Take the environment. Perhaps years ago, before the progress of science, the environmental problems we are experiencing may have been seen as some sort of punishment and perhaps soul searching would have taken place in order to establuish why and correct it...maybe not. But now, science explains it and science is left to resolve it. We don't see the environmental issues as a sign that we should all search our conciounce and do something about it, we understand the cause and the effect and we wait for science to present a solution, unless of course, its made the latest trendy issue to 'be green', in which case, we make some small temporary changes until the next crisis hits us.

So what I am saying is, the moon's eclipse is a sign that we are all dead. DEAD I TELL YOU. After all, red moon at night - gives humans a fright. Red moon at morning - death is dawning.

See?