Large Hadron Colliders, Women, and Enjoying the Swim

by Chris Shelby
Wiki Web Coaching

A moment ago, the woman I love told me how "unsatisfying my response" was.

Less than a minute before that, when I mentioned that we might both die today, she responded by saying "hmm," and looking back down at her laptop.

I gaze at her tan, beautiful face, her eyes fixed on the screen of her laptop. The wheels spin inside my head. I consider the colossal importance of the news I just shared. How, in a way obvious only to the male sitting up in bed reading the news, the possible extinction of all life on earth overshadows a miracle of two people.

It clicks. I see how the emotional tale she shared is truly more significant, and that women are there to point these things out to men sometimes.

I begin to laugh, although I'm quite aware that my laughter is misunderstood. To her, the sound is like watching someone drown your days-work-entre under an inch of ketchup.

It occurs to me that, in a way, it wouldn't matter if the Large Hadron Collider produces negative results. It wouldn't matter if this device, a 17-mile tunnel built to teach us the secrets of the Big Bang, goes awry. It is being tested today despite the significant concerns of some scientists.

It wouldn't matter if this whiz-bang physicist toy turns France into a black hole, flushing all life on earth down a cosmic toilet in a fingersnap.

It wouldn't have any meaning at all, but for the kind of experience my love shared with me before I mentioned proton gizmos and the sucking sound of an apocalypse.

She had shown me a news story of a man and his autistic son who were swept out to sea. Working from an entirely different perspective, this boy was gifted the chance to spend all the time he wanted in the water he loved, his dad swimming alongside.

Although he feared for both of their lives, the father was affected by his son's positive reaction. If he had been under the added pressure of keeping his son calm, both may have drowned. He was buoyed by the high spirits of his son, who enjoyed the swimming for hours.

After four hours, the current pulled them away from each other, and he lost his son.

After the father was rescued, he found his son again.

Not only is the boy alive, but he still enjoys swimming.

There is a meaning in all of this, apart from Hadron Colliders and autistic boys.

There is meaning, aside from the fact that women often need to remind men to experience life emotionally instead of just taking it apart and leaving the pieces sitting on a workbench.

Can we find this meaning every day? When we're paddling just to stay afloat?

It is possible we'll all go down the drain. Any newspaper will remind us of that. Enjoying the swim, however, may help keep our heads above water long enough to feel saved.

Article submitted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 & read 1724 times.

Chris Shelby is a writer, coach, member of Mensa and a big fan of all-you-can-eat buffets.

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» left by Teresa Ortiz (3 years 152 days ago.)

Hi Chris, welcome to Searchwarp! I love this story. How true it is that men and women think differently. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the swim :-)

God bless you--looking forward to reading more for you! Teresa
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» left by Dianne Lehmann (3 years 152 days ago.)

Hi Chris.

This is very excellently written. You have made it come alive. Your paragraphs flow nicely and it is easy to read.

Aside from the technical aspects of the article, your choice of topic is inspired and your reminder is important. All together this is a gem and wonderful to read.

Dianne
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» left by Mark Parsec (3 years 151 days ago.)

Bravo Chris!!! This is a superb article. Deep and light, warm and fuzzy. I absolutely enjoyed it.
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