“It is an intelligence failure, but whose intelligence systems are perfect? We never hear of thwarted terrorist attempts, only the ones that destroyed us.”
He is ridiculed for his speech, but he makes a valid point.
Those stars above could be footprints of soldiers who went helter-skelter and lost the war, or they could be the story of the spacecraft that failed to bring the astronauts back, a story we must not forget.
The impressions of life will be based on stories told by others, while the autobiography remains unread.
And it’s only fair, since their stories or mine are all based on perceptions like carriers of light on a night sky, while the truth remains submerged in darkness we cannot crack.
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Your observation reminds me of some of the things that Neil de Grass Tyson makes about light and the universe and the hisotry of humaity.
Sometimes I feel like we are but little dots that fad from view when the whole image of a single picture emerges.
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Yes. We are dots. Thanks, Jules!
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It’s said the winners write the history books.
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True. And they twist facts to glorify themselves.
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Wow, this is so deep and rich with imagery. Brilliant poem!
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Your engagement is much appreciated.
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That was very interesting… and deep. Well done, Reena.
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Thank you, Chris!
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“The impressions of life will be based on stories told by others, while the autobiography remains unread.”
Yow! Great observation… only the author reads the original manuscript (yet even that is suspect)
good Six
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I agree that even that is suspect. Thanks a ton, Clark!
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‘…while the truth remains submerged in darkness, we cannot crack.’
So true, Reena. Such a unique take.
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Thank you so much, Indira! Your engagement and compliments are much appreciated.
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So well written Reena
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Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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It is even more amazing to realize that those stars are actually stars.
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True that. Thank you, Frank!
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