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I’ve always had an obsession over anime that reminds me of my childhood

That nostalgia of sitting in my pjs every morning & having coco pops in front of illustrations of Conan, Dragon ball Z, Pokémon, Captain Majed

I did not have my coco pops to the rich kid Disney channel

It did not have Arabic anime.

I also remember owning a SEGA

And playing Sonic continuously with my sister

I’ve always been a Sonic Enthusiast

Then came the PS1 where we also played Spyro, Tomb Raider, and Crash Bandicoot.

I feel like those memories really mold my perception towards things now a days. I remember this really sad show on Spacetoon called “أنا وأخي” translating to my brother & I

The plot revolved around some kid who took care of his little brother in the absence of their mom who passed in a car crash

His father was a simple employee who was too busy at work to stick around for his kids.

I’m a 100% sure that this show shaped my sense of empathy and developed the soft side I wish I never had

I was having one of the many Karak car conversations with a close friend of mine a couple of days ago, the karak conversations that very little appreciate. He brought up a topic that sparked the wick of wonder in me

I was too tired & sleepy from a very long day at work, but the rush of adrenaline this topic created woke me up even quicker than any shot of caffeine would have done

It reminded me of Sonic

I couldn’t wait to get home and start my research on it

The concept seemed so deep it branched out to a million forks I just couldn’t keep all my ideas to myself.

Again I couldn’t keep the picture of Sonic off my head

I read so much about it my head hurt

From online sources, to library sources, to videos, interviews, equations, movies, articles, and even 215 pages of Michio Kaku’s “Parallel Worlds” (I stopped at 215 because it was too much to absorb in so little time)

But again, Sonic.

This topic made me feel like I’m part of something bigger…

Much bigger.

Or infinite per se

Sonic is capable of travelling to an alternate dimension

The Sonic Boom World

For those who played Sonic, it was the more beautiful version of earth.

“It contained a large tropical island called SeasideIsland that is home to Team Sonic, who protects their home and the world from the schemes of Dr. Eggman and other villains on a regular basis.

The Sonic Boom World has a number of parallel versions of itself in the multiverse, including a Mirror Dimension, Morpho's home dimension, and a dimension where Sonic never existed.”

This is what I already know from the game, and surprisingly what I learned from the reliable sources I explored was quite similar.

Here’s a simple breakdown:

We live on Earth.

· No shit

Earth is part of a much larger component; space

· No shit

Add space to all the other intragalactic matter that ever existed, and you will end up with the universe

· No shit

Some may suggest that the observable universe all started from a tiny explosion called the big bang theory

I am a strong believer of god, and I do believe that it is him who created earth.

I am also open to the notion that it’s God who created this explosion. It doesn’t have to be either Black or White; it can always be Grey.

So what is the observable universe anyway? It’s all what’s been proven to exist in life. Everything defined by the speed of light.

Now light happens to be travelling further than before- its area of presence is expanding; therefore the observable universe is expanding too.

· Shit

Despite of that, the universe is not infinite.

The observable universe is estimated to look like a fish bowl the “Hubble Volume” or the “Hubble Bubble”.. and everything this fishbowl carries inside of it is everything that well, exists.

There’s so much curiosity fired up in me that drives me insane to know what the other Haia might be doing in the alternate universe. Would things have turned out differently for her? What could she be doing? Does she have the same birth-mark? Is she 5’9 tall? Could she possibly be pursuing my life-long dream at Parsons in New York? If she is, would she have started her own name in the fashion industry and ended up actually becoming a designer rather than a fashion reporter? Would she dress hundreds of figures in her gowns, and sell her designs in competition with the industry’s grand names HAÏA;With an “I”. Looks more “branded” that way It’s a statement. All it’s ever been from the moment she sketched her first design in third grade. Not a regular bio. To the Haia I know, it’s a story of forbidden love

To the Haia in the parallel universe, it might be the successful truth. Does the existence of a parallel universe simply imply that the Haia I am today, could possibly be the reporter of the Haia in the parallel universe? The universe is 14 billion years old. It’s not an infinite universe. At some point where time & space intersect, there will be a cut. Human beings are driven by forces every day that actually lead to the destruction of this planet. Tell me if god’s plan was preserving this place eternally, would he offer science? The possibilities of atoms to re-arrange themselves is limited. After the I don’t know how many billion years (pretty sure we’re not making it to the trillions), wouldn’t the atomic re-arrangement possibilities end? Wouldn’t the universe end? They tell you not to think too much or else you’ll be driven to insanity by your own wheel. One simply cannot only refer back to religion because religion itself is non-explanatory. Everyone explains it differently & preaches according to guidelines that serve political, economical, and societal interest- but everyone at the end relates to it on a personal level. It’s a guideline, a path to righteousness, but never affirmation. That is due to incompetence of utilizing the argument of “because god said so it is true” to someone who is in denial of this approach. Because the universe lacks guaranteed knowledge about itself, I decided to turn the wheel around and cut my own line. I will use Haia from the parallel universe as an example. Whenever today’s Haia feels forced down by the suffocating gravitational force of deterrence, my own voice will be heard & it will brutally uplift me. I will not fix my tiara. I will discover a new side in me that I was never previously aware of. Then I will pray to set the example for the other random troubled Haia. I will store all the dark energy in myself. I’m good, thank you for asking.