Naomi Grant

How to Listen to the Stars

Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. I have personally come to the realization that this statement holds some truth, but also some falsity. True, we can hear no screams out there… I only know this because I was one of those voices at one point in time. Though screams cannot be heard in space, what we call "space" is not quite a vacuum. It is not quite empty, but rather it is very full. It is beyond vast and it is saturated with wonderful beings, entities, forces, and the dark matter that created it all. Our very own vessel, the human being, is one of those wondrous creations. This fact of life would have never crossed my mind had I not experienced it for myself.