Nothing I miss more than the view of the stars.Many years ago I sat in a lounger in our backyard with my mom, gazing up in anticipation of the annual meteor shower in mid-August, the Perseids.
No meteor shower when I went back home last night, but all those stars just sitting there high above, shining bright ... It did something to me.
It must've been at least six months since I last saw the stars like that.
I moved to the city. Too much artificial light to see the stars. When nature succeeds in making you halt all your actions and simply stand there to take it all in, you realize how petty all our luxurious worries are, how hard we strive for all the wrong things.
I need to remember to return to our old backyard once in a while so I don't forget that.
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