Now, I've been a huge fan of astrophysics ever since I was a kid. I don't know what it is, but I guess being an agnostic since I was a kid had something to do with it. The almost fanciful ideas presented by most cutting-edge physicists stood out as a separate mythology that I could engage in without having to attach personable theistic connotations to anything. Of course, I can attach them if I want to, and they would still likely have the same amount of personal value to me.
Anyway, I'd been looking for a specific book for a long time. This book was, of course, Stephen Hawking's eponymous classic A Brief History of Time. So far, I had never been able to find it in bookstores around where I live. I haven't had a credit card or debit card until recently, so I couldn't exactly order it online.
On my way home, I came across a large pile of trash. Sitting upon this pile of trash was this:
Oh Fate, you terse trickster.
Can't believe that people chuck out books, so shameful. My brother found a set of Lord Of The Rings once :/
ReplyDeleteGuess it was written in the stars for you to get that book.
I know, right? Most of the other books were in too terrible condition to salvage, and it rained here today, so I couldn't get them if I wanted.
ReplyDeleteTo think, if I hadn't passed by there this morning, it'd be ruined by now.