Diamonds in the Sky
I can be such a "wise-ass" sometimes....was looking over a friend's profile today when I realized he had quoted me on something I said last year. I definitely felt honored since I was listed alongside the likes of Albert Einstein, Charles Spurgeon etc. (you get the point)"We spend too much time looking around us; it's only when the lights go out that we can remember to look at the stars."
I forgot I even said that. I'm not Thomas Friedman or Albert Einstein...and I am notthat deep, I don't think I even made that statement knowing it could mean a lot more. Maybe it's the stage of life I am in, I'm understand now that there's so much to that statement that I'm surprised I even had the brain juices to be so philosophical about life as a college kid.
Here's the context of what happened. I do have to thank Victor for this.
Last summer, during our trip to McLeod Ganj, we were dining at an open-air place when the electricity went out. Typical of India, and since this place was in the middle of nowhere, it was pitch black. So, those weathered warriors among us continued to eat as if nothing had happened, and of course, those who were relatively newer to India moaned about the lousy infrastructure and electrical cuts. All except one person - Victor who had been in India for over a year now. He immediately looked up into the sky and marvelled at the stars. I think at that moment, we all stopped what we were doing and just sat back and enjoyed the constellations. It probably rivals the one I saw out on a camping trip in the Dunes back in MI....the most beautiful diamonds in the sky can only be seen when it's dark.
All I need to do is to remind myself to "look at the stars" when the going gets rough or when I think it's getting rough. :)
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