Friday, February 1, 2008

The Dark Side Of The Moon

I have a ring with the face of the moon on it. It depicts the dark side of the moon. It is basically a face carved on black onyx with a stirling silver design attached to make the rest of the ring. Now what do we think of when we hear "Dark Side of the Moon?" Mystery? Pink Floyd? Conspiracy? Or insanity?

Well first of all there is no permanent "dark side of the moon," and second, whenever the dark side of the moon is faced towards us, the earth, it is considered a "new moon." The sun has basically shinned on every part of the moon because it rotates. It rotates as it circles the earth.

Although, whenever I think of how mysteriouse the dark side of the moon is, I start to think of the philosophy of the meaning of the saying. First of all, since the dark side of the moon is eventually revealed, it could be a symbol of change. Second, most of us dipict the moon as a crescent shape when the dark side is covering it hidden and forgotten during the rest of the night. Its there and will be there peering back at us even though we don't see it; kind of like the love of an unnoticed lover, child or mother. The shadow creates an optical illusion. It also reminds me of the saying, "just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there." Although as rare as it may seem, it is almost impossible to see the entire dark side at night. Only someone who cared deeply enough about the mysteries it beholds would know when, where and why the moon is sometimes dark which is true not only for the moon, but people as well. I am like the dark side of the moon in a way that I only reveal myself to people who care about me.

A far as conspiracy goes, there was a conspiracy that the moon was never discovered by NASA, but I believe otherwise. Why would they spend so much money on the rocket and supplies just to have it filmed on earth in the dessert? People used to think there was life on the moon, but that all changed when we started studying it. The moon is a cold, weatherless, and lifeless place. It has nearly no gravity, because of its small size, and has over a dozen craters around its surface. Some scientists believed it used to be part of the earth until a comet or asteroid collided with it, causing a big chip to come out of the earth eventually forming into a small sphere. And actually, the moon isn't entirely round, it is nearly eggshaped which raised further questions about its past! The moon can also tell us a story of a rough past earth has had. Most scientist believe that the markings on the moon tell us of catastrophic meteor showers that not only hit the moon but earth as well. And it is no surprise to me that it might have happened because there are even huge craters on the earth, such as the huge crater in Arizona that reflect on that catastrophe long ago.

The moon contains many mysterys. Many of these mysterys are what make the moon unique as it is. It could stand for meaning, our first step twards discovering outerspace, discover past catastrophies and future catastrophies that may come. The dark side is also what makes it what it is and how unique it looks. But remember, just because you cant see it doesnt mean it isn't there in front or beyond you.

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