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The Universe
First, there was nothing. When the universe came to be, it spread fast and grew uncontrollably. So vast and empty. Such an intriguing place. The universe felt so empty that it decided to create planets; simple round chunks of rock that would take up some of the empty space. Still, the universe felt that it needed something else, so it created galaxies. Galaxies made up of tons of different planets which ranged from the small cold asteroid-like formations to the most massive spheres with the hottest temperatures. But what is the point? What is the point of being successful and beautiful if there is no one to share your accomplishments with. Someone to admire and congratulate you for the challenges you’ve overcome and the things you have achieved. So the universe took the stars, the same stars you can see in the night sky, and created humanity. A certain planet in a certain galaxy was chosen for this, and that planet was Earth. In times so behind ourselves, humanity was a very simple species. But the single thing that they understood completely, was that they were created, and they were grateful to their creator. For thousand of years, the universe kept taking the stars and using them to expand the population of humanity, and the admiration for the universe prospered. Finally, the universe was complete, it was beautiful. As time went on, the universe kept doing it’s thing and humanity did too. Everything was in perfect balance and composure until the day came when humanity started advancing. Humanity started learning, developing, and understanding the world and everything in it. A cave became “architecture”, a moment became “time”, movement became “physics”, humanity became “the man”. And everything that “the man” could adopt and control, it would call it’s own. Eventually, the love and admiration for the universe died, as “the man” gave birth to anthropocentrism. “The man” gave itself the roles of god-like figures in their attempt to be something it could never be. The universe, filled with disappointment, decided to distance itself and let “the man” follow the path to it’s inevitable doom. Thousands of years later, “the man” still believes he has the power to control the weather, fly through the sky, and call itself the ruler of this Earth. Such ignorance has transcended through hundreds of generations and is now embedded into our DNA. The conformist society and the oppressive government teach the people into capitalism and closed minds, but there is still hope. Sometimes, when a person looks up to the sky at night and sees the stars, said person gets a feeling deep inside which serves as a reminder that we were not always part of “the man”. The universe still waits for the moment when we remember we were humane, we were humanity.
