Most days we go on our merry way without being aware that we are hurtling through space at millions of miles an hour. The other day I saw something that made me take notice.
Eleanor and I were driving to school, and as we drove up the hill out of our neighborhood we saw a beautiful picture of the moon and Venus framed by the trees on either side of the street. It was beautiful, and Eleanor took a picture with her phone.
A month later, we were driving at the same time, and saw the same arrangement of the moon and Venus, but it was over to the right, no longer framed perfectly by the trees. We had moved, the moon, had moved, Venus had moved... It looks like we are on solid ground, but the earth is not actually as static as we assume. And I'm sad because that picture won't come around again until next year... when my life will have moved to some different place as well.
Eleanor and I were driving to school, and as we drove up the hill out of our neighborhood we saw a beautiful picture of the moon and Venus framed by the trees on either side of the street. It was beautiful, and Eleanor took a picture with her phone.
A month later, we were driving at the same time, and saw the same arrangement of the moon and Venus, but it was over to the right, no longer framed perfectly by the trees. We had moved, the moon, had moved, Venus had moved... It looks like we are on solid ground, but the earth is not actually as static as we assume. And I'm sad because that picture won't come around again until next year... when my life will have moved to some different place as well.
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