“Today is yesterday’s tomorrow” is one the quotes carved in the Morehead Sundial (located on the North Side of campus). Upon seeing this carving I stopped and reflected on the phenomenon of time and how important “time” is in our lives. As I pondered further, I found myself drifting further and further onto the circumference of the sundial. It was then I realized that I wasn’t alone on this sundial as I spotted a young child on his scooter going around it. This suddenly evoked a very playful and relaxed atmosphere as I found myself tempted to run around carefree. However, despite my motives I continued to walk around the sundial, noticing every detail about the structure of the gnomon, carvings and plaques.
As I spotted a brass plaque, I quickly headed towards it. It tells the time of other cities when it is noon at Chapel Hill and provides information about the sundial, which I found very interesting and informative. By reading the time associations, I felt unified with the whole world as if I was some part of a bigger piece. I associated the sundial to be like a mini Earth- and felt like the whole world was a footstep away. (It’s a great feeling and I encourage you to experience it!)
But as I continuously walked further, I realized-to my surprise-the size of the sundial, which was 113 ft in circumference! I was amazed because surprisingly it is one of the largest in the world and UNC has it. (Just another reason to be a proud Tar heel! ) Carolina is lucky to hold great, valuable pieces of work and I am honored to be a part of Carolina! So if you ever get the opportunity to visit UNC, come and admire the Morehead Sundial, as you will be amazed at what you experience.
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