Bedtime Stories Part 1: Immense Space

Good evening, dear readers.

If you‘re reading this right now, I guess you are one of those people who cannot fall asleep. You can of course read it at daytime but it will lose half of the fun and purpose. After all, my job is to prepare you – your consciousness and sub-consciousness for sleep and work for next week. Our purpose is that you would have interesting dreams and things to think about on your quiet moments during all week. So for full effect, please read this before you sleep.

I am writing this in my attic as the ghosts are rattling in the corner. I will continue to be here until they kick me out. But they shouldn’t do this as I don’t take up too much space and I come here just for a couple of hours on Sunday evening to write a new report for the new week. Anyway. It’s nice to be the new bed time thoughts and stories journalist and reporter. Of course, it’s a little sad that the last one was submerged by the darkness. I liked her. But hey, life goes on and I got this amazing opportunity and I’m not going to waste it. And I can promise you I will try to be the best reporter I can. You can have mine and my boss’s guarantee, because if I am not good in my job, I will too be submerged by darkness.

But let’s go on with tonight’s thoughts and stories. Tonight we shall talk about space. The humongous, endless and extraordinary space. You probably don’t even know how vast the space is. Well let me tell you – it’s way bigger than your school. Bigger than your town. It’s even more immense than your imagination could create. It’s totally bigger than 8 inches. You know what I mean. Like a lot more colossal and vaster and in a way more satisfying.

I guess I’m going a bit off the topic. But that’s ok. Because to really know what you are writing about you should lose yourself every once in a while. And I know I’m writing about space. Yes, it can be the space that is away from our planet, but what about the space here? I mean space is everything. A lot of people break up because they need space. And not all of them become astronauts, now do they? The funny thing is that they say “oooh, I need space, you don’t give me enough space to breath” when in reality, they would suffocate in space. Space is cruel and beautiful in a way. In a way, we are all like space. We are all trying to reach something bigger, always expanding ourselves (that is our point of view) and capable of destroying each other. And that’s not just because of mandatory bare hand combat training. It’s because people are growing apart just like the planets in space, they are going away from each other and closed off in their little worlds. That’s not necessarily bad, but maybe space would be more fun if the planets worked together. All of the planets. Yes, I include Pluto. Pluto will always remain a planet, no matter what your neighbor says. Honestly, how could you even trust that neighbor?

When you think about it, how would our world be if there would be no space? Well if we are talking about the space that is among us, I guess it would be bad news. We wouldn’t have space to move and our lives would be stuck in one place for all the time we are alive. In a sense we already to that – we get stuck in one place, usually in front of the computer and not move for quite a time. But could you imagine all your life like this? Confined and not moving? Everything squeezed together like tetris pieces. I don’t think we would even have what to breath. And if there wouldn’t be space the one that holds the stars… Well. I guess all the planets would be mushed right with the sun which would mean we would burn to death. We probably wouldn’t even exist. Unless we had a form that doesn’t burn. Gladly, it is not so and we can enjoy our space and look up at the stars and wonder what is up there.

For so many years people were looking up and wondering what is up there. Even now, when we have so many technologies, we are still discovering new things in space. We still don’t know everything about space and we want to know more and more. Why do things that you know nothing or close to nothing attract so much? Why is space so attractive? Is it because it’s full of stars? Is it because if you don’t have protective gear you can easily die there? Or is it because of those multiple stories of aliens and hopes that we are not alone in the universe? Well, to be honest I’m not sure. But you can use this week to figure out these questions. And to think how you also might be similar to space and planets and the universe. If you have a hard time finding the time when to think about it or maybe this seems too much for you to think about in one day, you can use our prepared bed time thought schedule for the next week.

Prepare Monday to think about why space is attractive. Maybe you will find out. Maybe you can ask space to go on a date. You are single anyway. You’re not? Well. Everybody needs a little space sometimes.

Devote your Tuesday into getting to know more about space. Ask it why is it so cruel? Why do we have to wear so much protective gear to be there? And why is it so hard to get there? Does it just want to be alone and humanless all the time or is it just now?

Wander to the empty streets on Wednesday night and think about the space as you stare at the stars. Try not to think about that some of them are dead and you might be staring into burned or still burning civilizations.

Thursday is alone time. Try to avoid people and see how other planets feel. Run away if people approach and stare at people from a distance just like you look at other stars and planets from a telescope.

On Friday you can start going out and share your thoughts about space with friends. If they are bored, they are not really your friends and you should search for some new friends because space is awesome. And you don’t need these space non-believers in your life.

Saturday and Sunday are to explore something around you. Shout out your findings in the deep night into space. Maybe it will hear you. Maybe it will shout back.

In conclusion, space is amazing. Love space. Enjoy space. Explore space. Listen to space, maybe it has some great things to say for you. Remember that to hear something you must be really quiet. So relax, and for now, sleep tight. If you can.