Tonight was the geminid meteor shower. All the articles I read said it was the easiest shower to see with the naked eye and would be very active. I found the spot in the sky just to the right of Orion's shoulder and watched intently from the sidewalk. Nothing. The street lights were obscuring the sky. I walked out to a field to get away from the ambient light and again focused intently on that patch of sky just over Orion's shoulder. Again. Nothing. Occasionally I would see something in my periphery but before I could shift my focus, it was gone. This is my life most times. I feel this is most people's life sometimes. We start near the well lit places. Clinging to the safety of the path that is easy. But a large part of the world is going to be obscured from your sight. Many people will never leave that warm glow and be content. Others will move into the darkness with a laser focus on one patch of sky and never let their eye wander. Again, a lot of the possibilites are going to just miss your eyeline. Others will set out and constantly be chasing what is in the borders of their vision, never really seeing any one thing for what it truly is. The lucky one's, the most successful one's...they will widen their gaze and take in all the heavens have to offer them. I am learning to be one of those. Someone who can walk through life and take it all in open to love, success, family, friends,.....life. I am learning to be the person who doesn't miss the moon while he focused on his patch of stars.
