I consider myself a bit of an astronomy nut, especially with stars. So after a long day of many unfortunate events but good exercise (running from Van Munching to Hagerstown dorms, then back to Van Munching in dress shoes and pants), lying on a picnic bench and staring at a star for a good long while was perhaps the second highlight of my day.
A simple spark in the night sky, defined by a single five letter word, holds within it some of the most complex and powerful forces in the universe. Billions of particles are constantly colliding to actually create energy that takes hundreds thousands, if not millions, of years. Gravitational forces strong enough to contain and maintain the constant all the volatile energy. All this is occurring in an object so large that no eye can possibly witness, all at a distance beyond our reach. And yet all we see is a single speck in the sky.
Somehow, a single word describes all this, something that is just barely understandable, complicated beyond the point of imagination unless in a small scale, and impossible to control. Life without it would literally and figuratively not be as bright. On long days and tiring nights, I do believe it provides a sense of hope for the next day.
Oh and after all that, I stood up from the bench too fast, lost balance and face planted into the ground.
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Looking at the starry sky is quite relaxing. With all these lights around its hard to find a good spot these days. Often I get lost just starring at the endless sea of stars and sometimes trivial things come into mind, but nothing stressful. I feel like I'll get lost more often this summer as i do in most summers in the past.
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