Eclipse Prescription

Next Monday there is a Solar

Eclipse that will pass over the

United States of America.

It’s the first time in 26 years

that it’ll happen.  I think we need

it.

The path of the eclipse will

pass over 14 States. The Sun will

be blotted out by the Moon for

varying times, Southern Illinois

will have the longest eclipse period

with 2m 44s of totality.

Meaning the Moon will cast a

shadow over Illinois for a full

two minutes and 44 seconds. And it’ll

be dark. Dark as night. The total

Celestial event will last for a full

1h 33m 16.8s.

The event literally happens at the

speed of light. It’ll happen no matter

what is going on down here on Earth.

In fact, the cosmos doesn’t care

what is happening on Earth.  

The divides between people,

ideologies, religions, Nations,

and politics are all meaningless

compared to the pure majesty of

nature and the universe.  The

Sun and the Moon, don’t care.

They don’t care if you’re Black,

White, Brown, Yellow, Red, or

every conceivable color known.

The Sun, Moon, Stars, just don’t

care. A great Shadow will traverse

the Globe with or without you. 

The bigotry, hatred, and divisiveness

we heap on each other on this

insignificant space body is just dumb

when you get down to it.

There’s no point really.

Your perceptions are not permanent.

So, I really can’t believe I have

to say it all again. I’m not sure

how many times will be enough.

Your beliefs in one Race, Creed,

Theology, or superiority is

a waste and a weight on us all.

As the shadow of the Moon

passes over your homes I hope

it’ll help to show you how small

you are and how little the universe

cares about your point of view.

It doesn’t care about my point of view.

A Country, cast in shadow for a short time,

a mini Dark Age, hopefully to emerge bathed

in enlightenment, about who we are on the

World and who we want to be in the short

time we have.  Because in the dark,

we’re all the same.