Waldorf Maryland Real Estate News
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
“Between you and me, sir, I’ll have to see him before I’ll believe he’s invisible.”
~ Lester Cole, screenwriter for “The Invisible Man Returns”
DOES IT STILL FIT?
Scientists reported creating an “invisibility cloak.” The device bends electromagnetic radiation around itself, making what ever it covers appear invisible. So far they have only tested the device with microwaves, but the theory may work with visible light, too. In the world of fantasy, young wizard Harry Potter already often benefits from a magic invisibility cloak.
How many of us have wondered what it would be like to be invisible? As children, we marveled at the power of anonymity to create havoc, and imagined listening undetected to forbidden conversations. As teenagers, perhaps we longed for invisibility from the difficulties posed during that stage of life. Then, the fantasy of invisibility was a good and fun one, in the spirit of escapism.
But as adults, does the desire for invisibility leave us? By and large, “grown-ups” view invisibility in a negative light. To be invisible is to be overlooked, unimportant, or even sinister. To be invisible is to be an outsider.
However, from time to time, we all could use a little invisibility - invisibility from the cell phone, from the kids, from being "on call," or just from the chaos of modern life. Sure, the fantasy has changed from when we were children. Now we may just long for an hour during the day that is all ours, with no interruptions.
So, go find your old invisibility cloak and dust it off. Try it on for an hour - and remember just how much fun it is to be invisible!
