But before I was looking up at the moon and just wondering how many other people are looking up at the same moon and how many of my friends are looking up at it to. I think its really comforting to know that we all look up at the same night sky basically.
It is comforting...at the same time, it makes one feel small....I took astronomy this semester, and I feel VERY small right about now....humbled is probably the more appropriate term. And I believe that we all could use a shot of humble every now and then.
I think it's strange, that there are several billion people, who could all look up at the same moon! I had never really thought of it in that way. I can't see the moon at the moment. It's all cloudy and has been raining. And it's supposed to be summer!
Chris, I greatly relate to your thoughts. Nearly every time I look up at the moon I think the same as you. I wonder if the ones I love who are not by my side at the moment are looking up at that same very moon and wondering the same thing as I am. I feel comforted every time I do. It's almost as if, no matter how much destruction tears us apart, we will forever be connected. To me, the moon is just a small reminder that we are one.
Basically yes. I always watch a different one with two moons and purple stars though. But I like our moon as well. I was wondering, do you guys also feel a little annoyance sometimes when you look at the stars and moon and clouds of the night sky and see all those plain lights..? Not that I really let me bother it, but when it's a clear night I always see a few flashing airplane lights as well.
I don't really mind the airplanes, but the lights of towns and greenhouses that causes stars to be less visible can sometimes irritate me. After all, it wasn't the airplanes, it was beauty that killed the beast.
I just wanted to say... because I always wanted to say.... I think about the people on hip forums a lot because well, I just do. Even if I hardly even know them. Even if I am not online. I wonder... What are they doing, are my hipforums friends, when not online ever thinking of me? So, I guess I kind of have the same thoughts as the moon thing.
True, but I live quite out of the towns sight happily. So the airplanes are my main subject for annoyance at night. I guess you have even more right to complain then :tongue:
I'm always scared when i ponder th night sky. I feel so small, I think about the infinity of the universe, and I think, How is it taht we have important issues in our life, when we are so small and insignificant. Same as when I think of the world. I think of the environment, how we're damaging it, and see how insignificant and trivial my so-called problems are. It's humbling all right.
yeah the sky is crazy like that. I think similar things about trees in a different sense. I have a tree in my yard that is several hundred years old and I think of all the things it's "seen" and stuff that has happened near or around it.
yea i just thought of this like everyone is history(mostly) has seen the moon sometime in theyre life, everyones looked up and seen it
i've thought of that too...all of my ancestors have gazed at the same moon...and my descendents do now also...pretty trippy thought.
I find it comforting as well. Once I had a long-distance relationship, and I was on the phone with her. We were both outside. I looked upon the moon, and then said "We may be far away, yet we can see the same magnificent moon. It makes you feel more connected to the ones you love who are far away, like a medium, or in technical terms, like a router.
Over thanksgiving, i was down in floriday with my aunt & uncle & cousins. Sad, painful, long story short, my aunt died on thanksgiving night. The night after, me & my bro Mike, & my cousins were out in the backyard smoking a bowl, & we look up at the moon. & it's got a gigantic glow around it. a second later, my cuz' friends all call asking about the moon. i go to to get the camera, & it's then i notice the huge, gigantic glowing HALO around the moon! Trippy shit, man, makes you wonder.
