Is the sun a miracle maker? At the current stage of exploring the universe, there is definitive evidence of life only on earth, the third planet of the solar system. And this relative position, this sun-earth relationship, plays an essential role in the flourishing of life.
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The mass of the former exerts a gravitational influence on the latter. It sets a rhythm by governing daily and annual rotations. The axial tilt of the earth’s orbit around the sun then explains the seasons and different climates: when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, it is summer, with winter occurring on the other side of the Equator.
The sun has sustained, sustains, and will continue to sustain all activity – including ours – on earth. As the sun’s rays reach our planet, they bring heat and light. And, through photosynthesis, light is converted into chemical energy by plants, the first element of all food chains.
The domestication of the growth cycles of living organisms marks the beginning of human civilisations. By mastering agriculture, humans improved their ability to feed themselves and prosper. Settlement and technical development could then take off. Until the Offbeat, that is. Until the advent of electric lighting, artificial climate control, and, more generally, the acceleration of contemporary lifestyles caused disruptions in this cosmic rhythm. Humans have become desynchronised from solar cycles, dragging other species, both animal and plant, into this arrhythmia, causing them to grow ever faster under artificial lights. But what if we got back in sync?
