4 July 2008Couldn't sleep. At 2 AM I went outside to discern where exactly the loud noise of pumping water was coming from. Of course it was the huge water tank above my room, which is silent by day. But when I opened the door, the brilliant, sparkling stars threw themselves at my eyes. A cloudless night. Scorpio bright and clear in the southeast sky, and the Milky Way spilling over southern Brazil. I closed my bedroom door and reclined on the lounge chair by the pool. Bathing in the starlight, looking at the awesome sky over my head, a shooting star flashed and darted south. And it occurred to me, Yes, you could wish upon a falling star - wishing for yet one more thing, material or otherwise, among so many things you have already - or you can just say Thank you for having both the eyes and the opportunity to see this beautiful thing just as it is.
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