Can you imagine what the cavemen and women thought when they
first saw a meteor shower? Or a TOTAL ECLIPSE?
Over the ages eclipses (or is it eclipsi?) were not as they are
now––Celestial Entertainment viewed on our Flat Sky screens. They were Holy-shit-the-world-is-ending,
panic-making, poo-your-loincloth events.
But it always thrills me to think of that very first moment, the
moment that eclipses (sorry) the fear. The essential moment where the original
geek stepped out of the terrified throngs and said, “Ahhh, yeah, you know what?
I’ve been keeping track and, uhhh, I think I see a pattern here with this thing
... and what’s more, it’s kinda cool.”
We can only imagine many times in history where one voice of
reason turned panic into logic, fear into learning.
So often in my life I get asked, “What era would you liked to
have lived in?” Don’t even have to ponder this. Like Mr. Peabody and Sherman, I
would not pick one era. I would set my Way Back Machine for every thrilling
moment in history from Grog the cave man sparking a fire to Steve Jobs linking
the globe. I would scalp a front row ticket for “Eureka!!!!” ever single time.
A friend of mine has the most exciting of hobbies. He is an
eclipse chaser. I asked him today what he has seen this particular year and he
replied, “Nothing. The universe has been quiet.”
Wow. Quiet. Wow. Resting on its laurels, I assume. Who can blame
it?
Please check out this link to enjoy previous and future years
when the Universe is brazenly showing off.
I give you: Dave Makepeace––Eclipse Guy. Enjoy!!!
