Reflection, meditation, one moment of perfect beauty
I first heard this song when I was in high school, and developing my geek tendencies. The fact that it's essentially a list of facts and figures set to electronic/ambient music appealed to me on multiple levels. I originally had a hard time finding the album, since it was not carried at the local Wherehouse; and when CDs started to make it big this album was initially deemed "not moneymaking enough" to be re-released on CD. Finally, though...its time came round again. Now you can just pop on to Amazon or DeepDiscount or whatever site you use to buy music and type in "Vangelis Albedo 0.39" - the name of the album as well as this track - and you're good to go.
Several folks have created videos to this song, using various cosmos shots. But really, this is about the Earth - so the video that I chose to feature here is more appropriate. The images are amazing.
As you go about the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, planning this and that gathering, getting upset when this or that falls through or doesn't come up to snuff...stop and think about what's important (your friends and family, the bonds you have with them and the memories you create) and what's not important (transitory disagreements, where you have dinner, *when* you have dinner, how you greet one another, the holiday crowds, travel delays).
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