For a little while...

I was actually happy again. I took James and Selina on a drive tonight (I felt like driving). We went to Taughannock Falls. At the top we got out of the car and looked up - stars, stars, stars (though still not as many as the time on the dry lake). Anyways, I love stars, I love the sky. I love sharing these things with people. Selina was completely blown away - she doesn't see stars like this in HK (darn light pollution). She was like a kid, giddy with excitement, but able to fathom the meaning of the moment. I couldn't help myself smiling as she absorbed, for the first time, a sky full of stars. Seeing the milky way for the first time, seeing not one, but three falling stars for the first time. Her euphoria reminded me of how I used to be when I was a kid. As the three of us lay on the cold cement staring up at the sky I was just smiling up at space. Staring at all of the stars, each one stuck in a different point in time. It's like looking at all of history all at once. Think about it and you'll begin to fathom the meaning of it all. It's incredible. As we drove further I opened the sunroof to let them look out the top while I drove. Again, Selina was giddy was excitement and James would describe how there were lots of places in Kenya like this. I couldn't hold back my smile as I drove listening to Selina being excited and James remembering his own fond moments. As the three of us were there staring up at the sky, finger tips through the sun roof, I was happy again.