The sun asked a blue heron, "How do you fly?"
"I fly not," spoke the heron. “I soar.”
“How do you shine so, with heat and rays?” questioned the heron.
“I shine not,” answered the sun. “I beam light and love for all to soak up— not for me, but for them. I ask nothing in return, but do delight in their joy and thankfulness.”
If we cannot live solely for ourselves, then let’s live for others, since we are all one and connected, anyways. With this, we can forgive all, and let go of sorrow and weariness. There is nothing to fret, but sadness and the brief loss of joy, before we return to wholeness by one thought alone: light.
I suspect the brightest stars are the most weary below the surface.
ReplyDeleteThey gift light, not for validation or karma, but for the planets and passing comets who have little light of their own.
Perhaps the glimmer of a full moon is enough to restore the sun's strength. Or realizing a planet's greenery relies on your presence, sustaining inhabitants to shine light of their own.
It can be hard when knowing the planet is eclipsed. Or when a rogue comet has left your system. You can only hope it reaches orbit of another star. The sky is dark, but stellar pinpricks confirm their existence, north stars for the comet-Traveller.
This is beautiful. Thank you. :)
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