![]() ![]() I envisioned the sun casting its rays of light upon the surface of the moon, and how other planets took their rotational turn around the sun at that same moment. Shooting stars cascaded across the night sky like mystical rain, and in that moment, I realized that the Earth was moving the moon was more than a luminescent sphere in the sky, rather it was an instrument of perfect symmetry with the Earth, both dancing their waltz around the orbit of our sun. I spent hours that evening just lying on the ground, watching the stars as they worked their way across the sky. I wanted to take in this rare moment, and I did. Many of my friends were busy playing spades or doing their laundry at the automat, but I wanted my peace away from it all. I walked away from the buildings we were living in to find a secluded spot, away from the bustle of my comrades, and laid down upon a bed of grass to watch the night sky. Given the remoteness of our location, there was virtually no light pollution in the sky, which set the evening’s mood perfectly for a star-filled sky the likes of which I had never seen. ![]() We were staging to go out into “the box,” as the training area was called, so there was little for us to do that evening but wait. I was on maneuver in Hohenfels, Germany, and the night was calm and clear. I felt its pulse, the same as I can feel my own. Never before had I seen such splendor as this. The Milky Way galaxy was spread across the sky in all of its awesome glory. It was one of those night skies that I will never forget. ![]()
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