Greetings fellow Asgardians!
This is my first of what I hope to be many posts that will attempt to address, share, pose, debate, inform and question the myriad issues that we face on a daily basis.
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Greetings fellow Asgardians!
This is my first of what I hope to be many posts that will attempt to address, share, pose, debate, inform and question the myriad issues that we face on a daily basis.
But first, let me introduce myself somewhat, if for no other reason than to be polite.
I suppose that geographically I can be considered South African, by birth and by upbringing. However, in my travels around the world, having lived and worked (and toiled) amidst various cultures, settings and creeds, I feel very much an '
international
' citizen - I'm sure many of you feel the same way - especially in an increasingly connected global village. I have a Brazilian wife, and two daughters both born in Brazil, and even before my girls came into this world, I knew that I wanted my family and future generations to be destined for life beyond Earth. Many people are uncomfortable with that concept - I see them thinking aloud "
You are a strange, and unstable person..
". I have been a journalist, a musician, a teacher, and currently a legal marketing analyst. But my curiosity about the universe, and our place in it, has remained a constant for as long as memory serves.
I struggled (and still do) with unifying
theism
with
science
- as I believe that the two are not mutually exclusive, and eventually there will come a time when some of our deepest fundamental questions will be answered (or, more likely, discovered). I like to consider myself a 'spiritual individualist' - filled with curiosity about the bigger picture, even though the daily routines of life can obscure reality in an irritating way!
When I discovered Asgardia, and the concept behind it, it was as if what I had been searching for had finally emerged, liked an oasis in the desert where the mirage was actually the monotonous daily life. I suppose I 'want to believe' in the success of the Asgardia project, so therefore my bias will necessarily lie with the
possibility
of its success; a kind of cognitive dissonance, which I need to work on...
But it is precisely
because
of our Earth's current situation - political, economic, climatic, technological, etc - and the definite polarity shifts that they are causing, that makes the
idea
of Asgardia so much more appealing right now. I am reminded almost every day of "The Second Coming" by W.B. Yeats:
"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.."
Although there are clear religious parallels in this poem, it is the feeling of that 'widening gyre' in our world today, that is about to spiral off its course. And the instinctual reaction is for us to escape!
Well, the nation of Asgardia may only be an aspiring concept for now, but the collective effort we are all putting into the project will determine its rise to realization, hopefully in our own lifetime.
My motto for this life, and indeed for my children's life and future is:
"We may never know - but should always ask".
There are many more topics I would like to discuss, but I will leave those for another time and another post - because, as you know, routine life sadly must go on!
However, below is a list of things, names, and concepts that me happy, and if they make you happy too, please feel free to let me know!
String Theory; M Theory; Quantum Mechanics; Cosmology; Branes; Black holes; White Holes; Dark Matter; Dark Energy; WIMPs; the LHC; Plasma; (I like other things too - I'm not weird - these are just some Asgardia-related interests)
Aristotle; Albert Einstein; Richard Feynman; Michio Kaku; Brian Greene; Lisa Randall; Alan Guth;
Leonard Susskind; Martin Rees; Stephen Hawking; Elon Musk; Richard Branson; Freddie Mercury (ok, I like
Queen..but
he had a
celestial
voice kk) and of course, our Head of Nation Igor Ashurbeyli
Until next time my friends,
This is
JustSteve
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