While sitting outside, watching for meteors, I found myself thinking about all the instances we are told to "make a wish" and hope that it comes true. Birthday candles, 11:11 on the clock, shooting stars, eyelash on a finger tip, and I'm sure there are many more. In the rare instances when we do catch a glimpse of a shooting star, do we feel awestruck on some level? Is that why it becomes an opportunity to make a wish, because in our awestruck state we may hope that someone will here this wish and answer it for us? I think wonder and awe are quickly being replaced by scientific explanation and mathmatical rationality, and without some sense of wonder in our lives, we are slowly losing our creativity and hope.
So, when we find ourselves watching a meteor shower, with no fancy equipment to help, just standing in a field with our eyes on the night sky, we are quietly reminded of what it feels like to be amazed. That alone, is a wish coming true.
2 comments:
Very nice post. I saw a shooting star too last night!
Posts like this is why i love you.
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