Light-Second Thought

April 9th, 2009, proximately 21.45 hours, is when I first had this sort of thought. It’s all started after I saw a movie, which directed by Alex Proyas, about an Astrophysics professor who read a prophecy about the end of the days. When I get home, I try to surf about that movie (originally to see who plays as the daughter of the One). I click one of the links provided by the Google, and it is brought me to one of article from a huge database of article that usually becomes the reference of any article based answers. On one drag, I already found the answer I needed—actually more than what I needed. Then, on a split second, my attention is diverted. It started with a hyperlink about Astrophysics, continue to Astronomy, and finally to Enrico Fermi. Anyone know about Fermi Paradox? I’m not going to explain what is it about, where is the theory derived from, or a mere simple conclusion about it for myself are not exactly understand of it—literally. For all of many words that written on the article, only three words from Fermi that stick to my mind: Where are they? It is the question that leads him to found the Fermi paradox and the question of extraterrestrial life.

Where are they? Is in other planet? No one knows. One participant recollects that Fermi then made a series of rapid calculations using estimated figures (Fermi was known for his ability to make good estimates from first principles and minimal data). According to this account, he then concluded that Earth should have been visited long ago and many times over. How many times did you have heard stories about superior beings are giving its partial of intelligence to a subject of our world? It is numerous, either in shapes or locations. They give technologies, prophecies, and civilizations to us mankind in those stories; but none ever had exact evidence of their impliedly contact. I already know that human found the civilization and technology by doing several of development and ideas, but neither of it gave clearly assurance of the absent of other intelligence beings interferences.

I’m not talking about mere science fiction beings such as UFO or E.T., but rather to the idea of high-end beings. Not only about the capacity of its intelligences, but also the differences of its quality. Not about its whereabouts, but I’m talking about its existences. One perspective of those beings are they’re light-based sentient. This perspective is giving a way for them to be light-based activity beings. Such as travelling in light-speed, have shape of light, invisible upon man’s eyes, and so on. On the movie I mentioned above, the being have this kind of shape. I don’t really have the guts to linked this article to other issue as the movie have done, but it is possible to mankind have different perspective about those issue. What I have in mind is, it is possible to them for being here (Either in our Earth or our Dimension) and unnoticed by us, physically, for they are tricked our vision to have different kind of light. By doing so, our visions are not synchronized with their nature shape and make them invisible.

In the end, the question is not about right or wrong. Neither is about which, when, or where. If Fermi asked where are they? For He try to give scientific approach of certainty and calculated probability, I try to approach the other ways. It is perhaps an approach of uncertainty and abstract ideas. Furthermore, there are more out there than here. So here my question: What if?

What if it’s not like we already known all along?

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“Most people think time is like a river, that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm.”

-The Prince of Persia-

Untuk Sebuah Harga

Kebanyakan orang memiliki ide untuk menjadi superstar, untuk menjadi pahlawan ataupun artis, menjadi terkenal, atau hanya ingin menjadi kaya. Kebanyakan dari mereka berakhir menjadi pemimpi, beberapa di antaranya menjadi orang-orang yang beraktivitas di dekat mimpi mereka, dan hanya segelintir orang yang dapat menikmati impiannya untuk menjadi kenyataan. Beragam tipe, warna, bangsa, bahkan sifat memiliki beragam pula impian. Mulai dari rakyat miskin, anak pejabat, mantan pembunuh, hingga anak muda metropolitan. Namun hidup ini hanya sebatas orang biasa, tidak lebih dari orang penting bagi diri sendiri. Memiliki kemampuan rata-rata, fisik rata-rata, bahkan kegiatan rata-rata. Bukan tidak bermimpi, namun hanya mimpi yang sangat sederhana. Impian itu bukan untuk menjadi astronot, artis, atau pun kriminal. Tapi hanya agar hidup menjadi berharga. Apa yang tidak dipunyai, sehingga tidak ada harga yang pantas untuk sebuah kehidupan? Beribu kata menyatakan bahwa yang kalian cari bukan dari yang kalian miliki. Kepintaran bukan untuk kesuksesan, ketangkasan bukan untuk kemenangan, kekayaan bukan untuk kebahagiaan, kesunyian bukan untuk kenyamanan, kesempurnaan bukan untuk kehidupan. Yang nyata hanya ukiran tinta pada secarik kertas, bahwa mereka yang berkuasa atas hidupnya adalah mereka yang lebih. Mereka, kalian, dan kami. Mencoba optimis, walaupun mengerti dengan sadar dan jelas bahwa dunia adalah seorang ibu tua yang pesimis tanpa keturunan. Apa yang bisa di jual, untuk mendapatkan harga yang pantas dalam hidup?

Its Called Tangible

People has their thought

Children has their dream

Boys has their ways

Girls has their lists

Husband has their plans

Wife has their needs

But one they sometimes lack of

The tangibility of doing

Tayangan Sore

15.00. Sore ini sebuah tayangan di televisi lokal menayangkan bagaimana kehidupan anak Indonesia di negara Jepang. Jepang yang dahulu menjajah bangsa ini, kini menjadi salah satu “sahabat” terdekat anak-anak Indonesia. Di acara tesebut juga di sebutkan bahwa kita sudah menjalin persahabatan terebut selama 50 tahun. Ya, sudah 50 tahun bangsa kita dan bangsa mereka mencoba untuk berkembang bersama (Walaupun bangsa mereka sudah mulai memiliki masyarakat yang lebih terorganisir mulai dari abad ke-15). Tapi, acara tersebut juga menyadarkan pikiran mereka yang menontonnya. Kenapa? Itu pertanyaan pertama yang keluar di benak mereka. Kenapa mereka sangat maju? Kenapa kota-kota mereka sangat bersih? Kenapa lalu-lintas mereka teratur? Kenapa…?

Entah apa jawaban dari pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu, namun satu hal yang terlihat dari acara tersebut. Walaupun memiliki jiwa anak-anak yang sama (dengan umur yang sama) dan berada dalam situasi acara yang sama, anak-anak Jepang terlihat memiliki antusiasme’ yang lebih dalam setiap kegiatan yang ada dalam acara tersebut.

Apakah benar kita memiliki antusiasme yang kurang dibandingkan negara yang lain? Just another thinking, for the future…