As you leave the Earth’s atmosphere, eyes squeezed shut, breath held, you feel all your cares and worries falling behind you- being pulled back to the Earth. To your surprise the space around you is not cold... in fact it is not really anything. There are no words to describe it. You are at a loss of description. Words were made for the earth. To describe what we know. But to describe what we don’t? It is not possible. It can only be experienced.
There is no sound, only a ringing in your ears and your own thoughts. Your mind speaks loudly and seems to come from without, as if it too has escaped it’s confines; you the Earth and it your head.
You open your eye slowly and everything is different. You are floating in next to nothingness. And yet it has to be something, for there you are... floating in it. Bright lights flicker in the distance all around you. They pierce through the darkness and give you a small sense of familiarity and belonging. You know these stars and they know you. They are there to watch over you and protect you.
Below you (or what would be below you if there was such directions as up and down in space) is the Earth. From outside it, all it’s imperfections are invisible. It appears peaceful and serene.
Your mind flows freely as you take in the changed reality. You begin to question everything- though you realize that there is no feeling of panic. It has been left on the Earth. In space, there is nothing but calmness and understanding.
