Quantum

Who am I?

I followed the river to the sea. Discovered and accepted the chaos, the immeasurable complexity of my waters. Seen the twinkling of light reflected from oceans galaxies afar. WOW! We’re so different, you, and I. You, the former and future me’s, and you, the others. And yet, somehow, all so similar

(Parallel universes are often the talk of science fiction, but could they be a reality? The "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that every possible outcome of a quantum event occurs, each in its own separate universe, with its own unique observer

Quantum multiverse theory follows from this, and speculates that, with every decision we make, every decision is in fact made, each branching into its own universe

Could it be that there are an infinite number of each of us, each making one different decision?)

Infinite multitudes of being, endlessly splintering, shimmering like diamonds into every possible direction. Who am I now? Who am I... now? Who will I be?

(The Butterfly Effect, a concept in Chaos Theory, posits that even the most minute changes to a complex system can have huge effects. How different would each universe be?

With our current scientific understanding, there is little we can do to test these theories. Other branches of our universe would—by nature—be inaccessible to us, in ours

But it might cause one to pause and reflect, on all the possibilities. Everything that we are, and everything that we might become.)

Who knows what the future holds? The beauty is in the uncertainty. Where will I go next?

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The wilderness of the unknown. The fire, the frenzy, the panic. The pursuit of knowledge (a most certainly noble one). The ecstasy of discovery (if you can find it). The emptiness (when you don't)

But through it all, the endless magnificence, the constant that binds it together, is the journey. And so I flow forwards, forever, like the river to the sea