In the early 1900's Edwin Hubble noticed a distant object in space that was rushing away from the earth at incredible speeds. He found others and then slowly realized every object, star and galaxy was rushing away from the earth! 1 There seemed to be something unique and strange about our planet. However, Copernicus (1543) already showed the earth is not the center of the universe 2. Hubble's experimental data verified Einstein's mind and space bending general theory of relativity 3. Einstein's theory showed every object in space is rushing away from every other object. This truth, stranger than fiction, shows reality is much deeper and incredible than imaginable. The surface is not at all what holds reality.
At a young age, I remember thinking I had a few strange friends. At an earlier, pre-contemplative age, the quirkiness was part of life and never questioned. Later, I began to realize each and every relationship carried a strange dynamic. If there is a strange element to every relationship then it is probable I am the one that makes it that way! Following the path further, if everyone feels every relationship is quirky then it says something much deeper about the frayed fabric of life than just a few individuals.
It is amazing how a little observation or quirk can turn the world in on yourself and then the whole world on itself.
