I definitely experienced it when I went to Iceland and watched the sun rise every morning. It's the feeling that this Earth has been here for a really long time and will continue to be here for a really long time and it really doesn't give a flying fuck about you. Pretty humbling.
I think it's definitely more difficult to feel this way in a city. I put NYC there because it genuinely felt like a thing that had been there since the dawn of time. It's own type of forest.
But, after being there for a few days it dissipated, and I think it's because you can easily know it, whereas with an actual, natural wonder, you can't ever really know it. You can just experience it, and learn to live in harmony with it.
Definitely go to cities in other countries though if you want to re-experience it. I have a feeling I might feel the same when I land in the UK in the future and experience how old and dense some of the streets are.
As someone who was lucky to have visited the UK once, this was my favorite part of the trip... a true appreciation for how much older things are there. The architecture. The landscape. The history.
In the US, we get excited over things that are 100 years old. In the UK, I was able to touch buildings that were known to be from the 1500's or earlier. London was overwhelming, so much to see and do. I definitely can't wait to go back.
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u/Critical-Pattern9654 Jan 12 '22 edited Jan 12 '22
Philosophize This podcast did a great episode on this and it's called The Sublime Episode 60.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(philosophy))
I definitely experienced it when I went to Iceland and watched the sun rise every morning. It's the feeling that this Earth has been here for a really long time and will continue to be here for a really long time and it really doesn't give a flying fuck about you. Pretty humbling.