Sunday, January 2, 2011

Night Skies


"The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to the infinite universe that surrounds me?" Leo Tolstoy

I never cease to be amazed and be in awe of our skies on a clear night. Last night was one of those nights for me. The stars were out in all thier glory. At times it can be a spiritual experience, just observing the beauty of a night sky. A one on one relationship with the natural world in it's rawest form. It's not hard for me to see how the ancient people had a solid connection to the heavens and the stars in the sky. And why it was so important to them. Modern society has become so far removed from that connection that I feel sorry for the masses. They have lost an important part of thier being. They have lost the magic that comes with that connection. X.

3 comments:

  1. I, too, love getting out there to see the night skies. There is truly a sense of wonder to be found there. I often think as I am looking up at the heavens that I am looking into my past.
    Mary

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  2. Hello there....found you over at Mxtodis123....I like what you have to say....I generally have not followed a man's blog....but there is always a first I say! (O:

    Jo

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  3. I feel sorry for them too; those who look at the night sky and feel so small. Because I look, and know that I am connected to everything I see (and that which I do not.) We, my friend, are as big as the universe.

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