Famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once remarked, “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” Indeed, mysteries give us a chance of conjuring up things that are either unrealistic or just plain silly in our everyday lives. Oftentimes, children like to hear imaginative stories and pretend play “in order to exercise their imaginations.” As a kid, I loved to listen to fairy tales and fantasies to let my imagination roam freely. In short, mysteries have the power to liven up our mundane lives.
Mona Lisa, one of the greatest portraits in the history of arts, embodies a lady of mysteries. The wife of a Florentine merchant, Lisa del Giocondo was believed to be the women in the painting. Famous for her enigmatic simile, Mona Lisa was created by the legendary Renaissance polymath, Leonardo da Vinci, whose “areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography” (Wikipedia). Today, Mona Lisa is considered as one of the most famous paintings in the world. Once a precious painting among the king’s collection, it is now exhibited in Louvre Museum in Paris, France, and is also an object of intense selfies after iPhone was invented. But why does Mona Lisa’s simile attract so much attention? What is the secret behind her mysterious smile?
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is remotely located 2,000 miles off the coast of Tahiti. The original settlers of the island were Polynesians who migrated to the far-off land between 400 and 600 BC. They built many shrines and statues, called moai, from stones quarried throughout the island including a volcano site. Researchers still question exactly how the large stones were moved.
The Bermuda Triangle — located in the Atlantic between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico — is a thief, stealing planes and boats right out of existence. The area got its name after Sgt. Howell Thompson (l.), along with 27 Navy airmen, vanished from the devilish spot during a routine flight in 1945. Rumors persist on a supernatural explanation, but many specialists blame hurricanes, a heavy Gulf Stream and human error.
There are many more things which are still unsolved by science and beyond human thinking.
