Dark Matter........a component of space and soul

You know, sometimes when I look up at the night sky, I feel so safe and cosy. True, I also realise how small we people actually are. But, there's something in the twinkling of the stars, the fluidity of the clouds, that makes us feel so special. Whoever said that space is a very dark place, definitely wasn't talking about the patch of night sky we see from our terrace every night. Then again, scientists have discovered that the cosmos is just bout 3% of the entire universe. The other 97% comprises of Dark Matter. Ooooh......sounds like something from a horror movie. Still, even dark matter seems to have a weird beauty about it. There is this depth, a strange power, a force, emanating from its very invisible existence. True, many would call it gravity, but, I'm talking about the feelings it inspires in us. When I hear the words Dark Matter, I imagine a dark, empty space of nothingness. But within that nothingness, slumbers a dark force that has the power to both create and destroy. An eerie silence echos within our ears, as chills run down our spine. Its as though we are in a theatre, waiting for the show to begin. Waiting for that lithe, sensuous dancer to begin spinning her web of etheral darkness. The potent, raw emotions that touch our very souls. I know, it sounds nothing like the truth. Nothing like the science that is trying to undress it. But still, just as it makes us shudder and wonder what kind of hidden power is out there, it gives us courage that there is something out there, something with the power to change lives forever. The raw power, beauty and tranquility of the universe, is like the power play of human emotions. Just as the mind tries to keep our emotions and desires in confinement, within its deep recesses, the soul unbirdles our true potential and emotions. Though in reality, dark matter is just a component of the universe, something that makes up all the things in it, on a higher plane, within our very souls, it is the embodiment of everything mystical and simple. It is the unknown truth waiting in the shadows, waiting to be found, waiting to be tapped.


AGNI