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The central idea of the painting is the close, though often unnoticed, connection between man and the cosmos. Celestial bodies – like the Moon, which can move the oceans – remind us that we are also integral parts of the universe. Our lives may be shaped by the cyclical influences of the planets, but what role do we play in this vast, complex system? How are our will, our destiny, our soul intertwined in the infinite web of time and space?

The painting draws deeply from Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot" philosophy, which directs our attention to the fragility of human existence and the vast dimensions of the cosmos. In Sagan's famous words, the Earth, a tiny blue dot floating in the infinite darkness of space, is our home, the stage for everything we have ever experienced. "Everything happens on this dot: every person you have ever loved; every tyrant and hero; every creator and destroyer; every religion, ideology and economic system; every mother and father; every child full of hope; every explorer, every teacher, every couple in love..." Sagan's words teach us that this tiny place is extraordinary in the almost infinite universe.

The painting's brilliant colors and golden elements symbolize the life-giving energies of the universe. Human destinies and stories are small but significant; we ourselves are part of a complex story, tiny and magnificent in the timeless order of the universe.

The work invites us not only to admire the immense beauty of the universe, but also to recognize our own fragility and our responsibility towards each other. If the Earth is just a tiny blue dot in the vastness of the universe, then how we treat this tiny miracle – and of course each other – is all the more important.