Last time, after reading a book, I felt sad. Which book made me feel miserable?
I have already written a post about this book. Its name is “Sun and Moon.” Phaidon published it. Today I want to write that I finished reading it a few days ago (I wrote this post on the 21st of May 2020). Then, I felt depressed a little bit. I realized that I was unhappy, not only because I finished reading this masterpiece. What was the second reason that I felt sad?
Well, I realized that I would like to move to the future and see and experience the next steps humanity has taken in terms of the conquest of the Solar System.
Sad for me is that from the perspective of not only the whole Universe but also the whole of humanity, my life is only a small particle, dust, which will disappear as soon as it appears. Therefore, I will not be able to find out what the Solar System’s conquest will look like, for example, in 2300. Nevertheless, I thank Phaidon for the inspirational book “Sun and Moon.” I love reading about the Universe and how humanity is trying to tame its vastness with its limited mind. It is a remarkable experience to read, analyze the long scientific journey within a human history of observing the sky.
Thus, I felt sad when I realized that my existence provided me to get to know only part of the humankind’s progress in terms of understanding the Universe.
Just to be precise. I want to stress that I am happy that I managed to read an enormous book. Every book that I read is a step forward in getting closer to the existential wisdom. I love reading both in my mother tongue, Polish language and in English. I hope to read books until the end of my life.
