Dec 5, 2020
Have you ever seen the sunset ?
A promising kiss, an enteranl bliss ?
seen from Italy
seen from Türkiye
seen from Netherlands
seen from Norway
seen from Vietnam
seen from China
seen from Romania
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Singapore
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from Türkiye
seen from Argentina
seen from Türkiye
seen from Romania
seen from Singapore
seen from Switzerland
seen from Singapore
Have you ever seen the sunset ?
A promising kiss, an enteranl bliss ?
© Olfa Mannai
© Olfa Mannai.
It’s raining an intimate song that lifts my spirit and gives me wings to fly to a world that feels like home to my soul. It fills the void inside me with a deep eternal sense of existence. The sound of every drop makes me feel the very essence of life and charges my heart with a refreshing sense of joy.
Olfa Mannai
Carthage Dermech (Tunisia).
Have you ever seen the soft kiss of the sky on earth’s gentle cheeks when you are in front of such a majestically moment, clearly expressed by the far horizon? That’s when the feelings of stillness and connection take over you, filling your lungs with the salty smell of the sea, like a refreshing breath for your whole existence. It’s a divine moment expressing a world in which all begin with: it’s called life.
Magic is everywhere if only we have eyes to see.
_The sight of the moon thought.
Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot(From Cosmos: A Space-Time Odessey with Subtitle)
Below is a paragraph that I wrote in 2017 when I was asked to describe my passion for astronomy (without editing) for our association fb page at the beginning of its foundation.
I've added one of Carl Sagan's most thrilling speeches that will never stop being a source of inspiration and a great reminder to stop wasting your time on the trivialities of life and expand your consciousness towards the big pic of living, the purpose behind your existence, and your place in the universe:
What ignited my passion for the universe were the existential questions that have been always haunting me. Also, gazing at a starry sky had given me a familiar sense of belonging. The universe rises us above the daily problems of the whole or what we call the cosmic consciousness that transcends the geographical, intellectual, sects, and colors. Every time I look up at the stars I feel embraced by a peaceful state of mind. Additionally, my passion has grown with wonderful scientists like Carl Sagan, Michio Kaku, Jason Silva, and so on. I can also trace my initial interest in the universe to documentaries, movies, and art that unleash the imagination and stir our curiosity. Furthermore, when NASA launches a missile, my heart jumps with joy, pride, and fear of the mysterious secrets hidden there and it gets my adrenaline going not because of myself, my family, my friends, or even my country like in a football match, but because of them all, because of humanity... Auroras, stars, nebulae, and galaxies which fuse art and science into a challenge for our senses to grow sharper, to discover and learn much more, and as Neil Degrasse Tyson said: "Not only do we live among stars, the stars live within us." My first observation was in 2015 witnessing the solar eclipse. A year later I was lucky enough to be part of an astronomical club, joining people sharing me the same passion, working together, and imparting this passion in others.