Carl Sagan Goes to the Nutcracker

Another night, another Nutcracker.  It still amazes me that the universe transpired that we should be able to have these experiences, that the atoms have aligned on our planet, in our bodies, that we should create and perceive such a confluence of things.  Sometimes love seems complicated, but perhaps love is simply gravity.  Things come together and interact.  They change one another and are changed.  Even at great distances this is possible with time and persistence.  Seeing and hearing and feeling are miracles of the universe, and we can in turn come to understand the universe through them.  It is a miracle to watch a ballet; to hear music that I have heard many times, each time colored by my memory; it is a miracle to see another midwestern sunset, different from all others.