That sensation is similar to that of turning into a swimming fish, and the night sky represents the boundless sea. Alex used his thoughts as fins to keep swimming in this sea of stars, and he was successful. Alex's thoughts drifted far, far away under the stillness of the night sky, beside the stillness and depth of Lake Baikal.
"Alex, what's the matter with you?" After a brief moment of silence, Sophia inquired.
"Oh." Alex responded with a sigh and then fell back into silence. In the end, Sophia didn't say anything, just quietly took Alex's arm into her embrace and turned to the side, resting his head on Alex's shoulder.
"It may be difficult for students who are not majoring in astronomy or physics to comprehend the vastness of the universe and the insignificance of their efforts." Alex said in hushed tones, "People have heard many things such as "the vastness of the sky" from books, movies, and the Internet," "tiny," and other words, but they will never be able to grasp a tangible understanding of the vastness of the universe and human insignificance."
Sophia didn't say anything; she just sat there quietly listening.
"Our human civilization began thousands of years ago and has grown into a magnificent civilization on this barren planet. What many people don't realize about stone knives and stone axes is that when the first primitive man began to use them, he marked the beginning of an enormous leap forward for the entire human civilization. Fire, bows and arrows, fishing nets, bronzes, and later the industrial revolution, including the invention of the steam engine, the discovery and utilization of electricity, the invention of the computer, and atomic energy, to name a few examples of what happened after that. Every new tool or principle that has been discovered has resulted in a significant shift in human society. Our efforts have resulted in the creation of art, medicine, and a slew of other things that have never before existed on earth - or possibly even in the universe. We have created something that has never been seen before. We certainly have good reasons to be proud of our own accomplishments and greatness."
"However, the reality is that we are far too small, far too small." Sighing, Alex explained: "The universe is like an endless sea, and we are only scooping a ladle of water from this sea." He continued:
"Any star in this night sky is far enough away from us that we could spend our entire lives searching for it. Every glimmer of darkness in this night sky conceals mysteries that may not be discovered until the end of our human civilization's existence. We are far too small, and I mean far too small. Before he passed away, your brother said something to me. "Though I am also in the category of astronomers, I have not been able to comprehend the tone of these words until recently."
"For example, right now. It is a very common occurrence in the universe for stars to be born and die; stars are born, live their lives, and then explode; it is a very common occurrence. Every second of every day, everywhere in the universe, something similar to this occurs. And now we're here. The amount of solar radiation reaching the earth's surface has decreased by less than 15 percent, and our human civilization is on the verge of collapsing into extinction."
"People who work in the fields of astronomy and physics are the most dangerous people on the planet. For the simple reason that we understand our own insignificance and insignificance, we are willing to devote our entire lives to the pursuit of endless mysteries. I know what you're talking about with your brother. The same is true in this case. There is a plethora of others in our civilization as well."
Alex appears to be experiencing a lot of emotions in his heart, or, more accurately, Alex appears to be experiencing a lot of words in his heart and needs to find someone to talk to.
"However, there are times when I feel completely powerless, completely powerless. We are too small, and the universe is far too vast, for this to be true." Alex let out a sigh "Comparing the life course of a person or a civilization to that of an animal What exactly is the entire universe? Even the greatest minds in history, such as Newton and Einstein, are only able to solve a few problems at a time while introducing new unknowns to human beings along the way. Our human civilization has evolved dozens of times over the course of history. We have been trying to figure out what is causing the sun to dim for thousands of years, but we have yet to succeed."
"Only when one genius like you goes forward one after another will our human civilization continue to advance," Sophia said softly as she cuddled in Alex's arms.
Alex remained silent for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "No, I'm not a genius; your brother is a genius."
"Your younger brother is a complete and total genius. It would take at least ten years for us to achieve this level of understanding of the sun if Director Brad had not been involved."
"Do you happen to know why someone in the scientific community refers to your brother as the Son of the Sun?" Alex was the one who inquired.
"Is there such a thing as a name? I really don't know." Sophia shared her thoughts.
"Because... if you weren't born on the sun, how would you have come to know so much about it in such a detailed way? Your brother is similar to someone who relies solely on the sun for their survival. Your brother is similar to someone who lives on the sun in terms of the solar fusion model, the solar atmosphere model, convection, radiation, corona, magnetic field, and other factors. It was as if he had witnessed everything on the surface of the sun himself, and he effortlessly solved these difficult problems. All of the researchers at our institute, including myself, had no idea what was going on in Director Brad's head. What a mind you have. For lack of a better expression, your brother's status in the field of stellar physics is equivalent to Einstein's status in the field of theoretical physics."
"I've also heard a rumor or two about something, but it appears that the results of my brother's research have only recently come to light... within the last two years. Two years ago, despite the fact that my brother was also the best stellar physicist in the world, it was not enough. As you put it, "outstanding."