Aao huzoor tumko sitaron me le chalu

Imagine the biggest thing that you have ever seen with your naked eyes. Most probably, a mountain or an ocean will come to your mind. But, the biggest thing that all of us have ever seen is the system of stars, and we see them every day. The only thing is that we don't realize that they are too big despite all of us know that they are too big since our childhood. Let's deep dive into the star system, enjoy one of the most beautiful videos on this, and become a child again.






Before reading further, in order to appreciate the thought communicated here, first watch the video carefully.


There is no doubt such videos increase curiosity and provokes us to seek the answers to many questions such as how this system was created? If the universe is expanding, then what is bigger than the universe? Can we ever travel to a different galaxy? Is there life on other planets as well? Is there any other species significantly more powerful than us? Can they reach our planet earth? But, probably we don't have an answer to any of them, and thinking about them will be a waste of time. But, it is no doubt an exciting way to waste time. Anyways, we cannot be productive all the time, and an attempt to be productive all the time will lead to boredom only.


On a philosophical note, knowing that we are a tiny part of a huge system (so large that it is beyond our imagination) helps reduce ego. Almost every time, the source of the ego is the comparison with smaller things or inferior individuals/ species. We compare all the times, and the same habit of comparison makes us feel inferior compared to larger things such as star systems.  Without this comparison, it's natural to think that humans have achieved so much, and our species is too powerful. Thinking along those lines also makes us humble and polite in our personal lives.  The possible reason to make us humble is because of the realization that we are almost negligible compared to the large system. Even if it doesn't reduce our ego and make us polite, at least, we are no longer the little frog in the well and we know that there exists a world beyond this planet.





Notes: 

  1. I thank Ankit Sharma and Ravi Khadotra for being my partner in crime in watching similar videos with me and for the discussion we had that stimulated my mind to think more about this.
  2. You might also like an interesting "Hindi poem" depicting similar ideas to the "the little frog in the well " fable.
  3. In case, you want to listen to the Bollywood song from which the title of this post is taken.


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