Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Thief of Luck - Sounds like the Universe

He sat by the river concentrating as hard as he could. Listening to the sound of the universe is difficult to accomplish. But,Wander had mastered the art of listening. He heard the sound of water flowing, the whistle of the wind,the swish of the blades of grass...."concentrate harder", he thought to himself. As he listened past the sounds of his everyday life, a single note seemed to vibrate. It got louder and louder....till his head seemed completely filled and about to explode with the sound. The resonance in his brain was making it harder and more painful to concentrate. But, then he remembered - "The ears are for hearing. The mind is for listening and the mind is infinite..." A smile ran across his face. The pain disappeared and the sound became silence. Faintly, he listened to the the sound of the electrons revolving, the sound of quarks and strings vibrating,the sound of gravity,the unraveling of threads in the fabric of space and time...that's the one he wanted. He listened for it a little harder. It was only a single strand but there would be an infinitely large gap in the universe when that strand opens up."I wonder where and when this opening would lead to." In a small instant, his concentration was broken when he felt someone hold him up by his collar. He opened his eyes to find Ishnaa looking down at him."Hello Wander.Remember me?"