Entry: Good Day Sunshine May 30, 2008



Do you know that we’re circling the sun at a distance of more than 150 million kilometer? The sun’s so far that the sunlight we’re seeing now is the light that was released 8 minutes ago. But do you know that this distance is also the right distance for life? A little closer and the earth will be extremely hot, a little farther and the earth will be too cold.

Do you know that the sun is really, really, bright? You're not supposed to look directly into the sun, or else you'll hurt your eyes. It may even blind you.

Do you know that the sun is very, very old? Its age is about 4,5 billion years old. Old as it is, the sun still has about 5 billion years more to spare. For comparison, humans first exist about 100.000 years ago. Our existence is nothing but a mere blink of an eye of the great sun.

Do you know also that the sun never stay still? As the universe expands, the sun is caught in its current and drifting aimlessly in the void, dragging the planets of the solar system with it. It will not be a lonely journey, though. Sooner or latter, we are bound to meet other star or stars. Some may even go into collision course with us...

But who cares about that? Come what may, come what may. The sun is shining, and it’s a lovely day. Today, we may even found our true love under the sky, in this brief spell on earth, and make our life worthwhile.

Good day sunshine...

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