By: Ben Bielert It doesn’t matter what other people think. This is a lie we tell ourselves daily, while we scramble to find some semblance of meaning in this life. They say that you shouldn’t care what other people think. But isn’t this just a strange dichotomy of life? We all care what other people … Continue reading Please Tell Me I’m Good: Humanity’s Need for External Validation
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Hope
By Benjamin Bielert Dare to whisper in the darkthe possibility of sun.Dare to see the world as it isand dream for better. Rage against the status quofight against the currentrather than go with the flowdon't be sane in a mad world. They threw the first stoneso fight fire with fireand madness with madnessmake yours the … Continue reading Hope
Seeding the Red
By Benjamin Bielert I raced along the rusty landscape, kicking up a cloud of orange dust as I went. The swirling trail threatened to catch me whenever I stopped to bury a bio-orb in the thin, sandy soil. The sun overhead was weak and cold, and there were only the slightest wisps of cloud. Some … Continue reading Seeding the Red
Cave Walls to Skyscrapers
By: Ben Bielert The hunters of Lascaux,pillars of the Parthenon,Sistine's celestial scene,Towering Empire State,humanity's will has distilled. Every person putting mark to paper,shaping some aspect of the world,is saying '"we were here", needing to.We're hypoxic astronauts shoutinginto the vacuum, praying for an echo. Most shattering and damning belief,of pure, unadulterated oblivion.We fear two things: something … Continue reading Cave Walls to Skyscrapers
Random Thoughts 3: Humanity’s Connection to the Sea
Today I was truly thinking about something random, and that was the strange bond that humans feel to the sea. We feel calmed by it, awed in its presence. We take notice of large bodies of water in general, but we’re strangely soothed by the sea, so long as its calm. For as easily as … Continue reading Random Thoughts 3: Humanity’s Connection to the Sea
What the heck are we doing? A Post about Space.
Hello and thank you for joining me for yet another installment of my blog. Today I would like to talk about our space program, or lack thereof, and humanity's misspent time, energy, and money. I want to write about this because space exploration, travel, and colonization have been interests of mine for a while. I … Continue reading What the heck are we doing? A Post about Space.
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