Always More

A mind inquisitive will find while looking out upon the world that myriads of whys unwind from raveled webs in queries whirled by skies above and realms below. There’s always more than we can know. If contemplating mysteries of life’s existence here in space along with astro-histories within our cosmical embrace, the awe one feels will surely show. There’s always more than we can know. In famous drama by the Bard, where Ghost is spotted ‘wondrous strange‘ by castle sentries standing guard, mid ‘sworn to secrecy’ exchange, says Hamlet to Horatio, ‘There’s more than you can dream to know ‘on earth in heaven, countless things in your philosophy not taught.’ (And so begin misfortune’s slings.) To summarize his gist of thought in passage ever apropos: There’s always more than we can know. Some think that memorizing facts, despite their changing through the years as seen in how mankind reacts when ruled by prejudice and fears, amounts to understanding, though there’s always more than we can know. The gladiola in delight will bloom as forces lure her on. Bright stars o’er-sprinkle dark of night but fade from sight with breaking dawn. Thus Nature’s cycles come and go. Yet there’s much more that we can know. Vast marvels may await our gaze beyond imagination’s ken by polishing away the haze to clear enlightened vision, then shall fountains of deep wisdom flow… There’s always more than we can know! ~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.” ~ Albert Einstein ~ ”Old Man’s Advice to Youth: ‘Never Lose a Holy Curiosity’” LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64… The poem is written in verse, having stanzas with refrain… Inspiration was derived from various passages from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare, in particular the following… There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. ~ William Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 1, scene 5, 159–167