I once had such a dream

Marjolaine 2021-10-20 17:25:23

I remember when I was very young, my grandfather and I were walking on the school playground, and then I looked up and suddenly saw a star in the sky doing irregular movements. It went up and down and left and right. I was very excited, and grandpa was too. Said that he had never seen such a star. I know it is not a star, nor an airplane.

I used to buy "UFO Exploration" every issue, and I also like to watch "Mysteries", and I am interested in all kinds of unsolvable mysteries. I still remember discussing the theory of relativity with my classmates on the way out of school. How did I get it after reaching the speed of light? Don’t talk, I still remember that we were discussing some wonderful topics such as UFO, predicting the future, superpowers and so on on the flat ground behind the school gymnasium. I remember that we also said at the time that “what can’t happen if the universe is too big”.

Today, I think of a wish of my childhood: to buy an astronomical telescope. Today, I think of my childhood dream: to be an astronomer. I think of it today and I will forget it tomorrow.

I used to have longing for all unknowns, but now I can only feel that all longings are unknowns.

But at least, I had such a dream once.

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Extended Reading
  • Destiney 2022-03-21 09:01:15

    Personally, I don’t like science fiction subjects very much, but this is a really great science fiction movie, majestic and vast.

  • Eliezer 2022-03-23 09:01:17

    that awe, humility, and hope, the writing is so good, it fully expresses my feelings about the universe and science. It's really good, Jodie Foster's performance is unspeakably good, and those words are so moving by her. What's hard to express is that when I finally saw for Carl, I was suddenly shocked because this is a scientific film full of emotions. No wonder the emotions are so full. A very, very, very sincere movie

Contact quotes

  • Young Ellie: [after the funeral] CQ, this is W9GFO, do you copy?

    [sniff]

    Young Ellie: Dad, this is Ellie, come back?... This is Eleanor Arroway, transmitting on 14.2 megahertz.

    [pleading]

    Young Ellie: Dad, are you there? Come back? Dad, are you there? Dad, this is Ellie...

  • Michael Kitz: Your having sent this announcement all over the world may well constitute a breach of national security.

    Ellie Arroway: This isn't a person-to-person call. You can't possibly think that a civilization sending this kind of message would intend it just for Americans.

    Michael Kitz: I'm saying you might have consulted us; obviously, the contents of this message could be extremely sensitive.

    Ellie Arroway: You want to classify prime numbers now?