Here are the instructions:
1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
The current book I am reading is entitled "It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It" written by Robert Fulghum. According to Robert Fulghum's official website, this one contains "more humorous, insightful essays." Furthermore, this book was listed #2 on the bestseller while the first book "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten" still topped the bestseller list. What was really amazing was it "was the first time and only time" that one author grabbed the first and second spot in the list at the same time. I have an entry about the Kindergarten before. :-)
On page 123, the fifth sentence goes like this:"They sensed something unimaginable was going on."
The next three sentences are the following:
"And reported a new condition of the universe when they returned to the anthill--something that would force a revision of their understanding. Some wanted to call this Chaos. Some wanted to call it the Mysterium Tremendum."
(Mysterium Tremendum means fearful and fascinating mystery.)
In this essay, Fulghum talks about Chaos Science, which he describes as the "most important shift in scientific thinking since Einstein's little formula." Chaos Science comes about because of the glitches in the cosmic world. He says that there are always inconsistencies in every instance. This he calls the "Glitch." Chaos Science is the attempt to uncover the mysteries of cosmic glitch. Chaos "means simply what we can't understand."
And so to explain Chaos Science, he gives an example that we can picture out for us to better grasp the concept. Thus, he uses anthill to prove his point. The sentences above are part of the example.
There Tala, I'm done with your meme tag. =)
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