tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post2296161830311955058..comments2024-03-24T10:29:28.588+05:30Comments on like a feather....: An Infinity UnknownErotemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03677513867884448593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post-11242857094760470802013-04-17T15:53:37.678+05:302013-04-17T15:53:37.678+05:30I think one would have to invoke Arthur C Clarke&#...I think one would have to invoke Arthur C Clarke's quote about any sufficiently advanced technology seeming indistinguishable from magic. The further removed something is from our realm of experience, the more scope it has for plain slack jawed awe and wonder, since one doesn't have a frame of reference to compare it with.Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825718280187799092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post-43587072459097046432013-04-16T16:46:10.785+05:302013-04-16T16:46:10.785+05:30Dear R,
I do not question or doubt that possibilit...Dear R,<br />I do not question or doubt that possibility you refer to. To know & then experience is beautiful too. What I was rambling about, was this whole lack of recalling my school days as a phase of awe or stumbling upon the new which I thought would be what childhood would be filled with. Instead, it was an accumulation of knowledge & shining. To your second point, I wonder the same (in the post as well). Is all awe an exercise in contrasting?Erotemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677513867884448593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9766640.post-41140617101504524892013-04-15T20:40:28.968+05:302013-04-15T20:40:28.968+05:30It works the other way for me. The fact that I kno...It works the other way for me. The fact that I know what keeps the bird in the air provides an added thrill while observing it, my knowledge of history helps me appreciate a visit to an old fort or temple better, and knowing what causes rainbows and lightning has never detracted from marvelling at the spectacle.<br /><br />Consider our generation - we grew up with TV and telephones, perhaps seeing them for the first time during early childhood. And we thought nothing of it while watching Spiderman cartoons in the 80s or calling up school friends to ask about homework. It's the same lack of wonder for kids today using the internet/smartphones/tablets. The older you are, the more scope for appreciating such things since you actually remember what it was like before.Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825718280187799092noreply@blogger.com