in this entry Gleiser uses the sand dune analogy - look at if from afar, we see the flowing patterns, that are still visible as we look closer. when we look close enough, suddenly the individual grains of sand appear. yet, as the viewer, there will be a range of distances where we can switch between the two views - depending on how we're focusing our eyes.
when do we rise above our day-to-day dilemmas and focus on the larger ebbs and flows of the humanity?
we are merely grains of sand (if even that), but i think, there is definitely another level of beauty. once in a while, when we're lucky enough, we transcend our mundane existence and manage to have a peek.
