copyright: Alex Brost
…. And then I walked into the darkness until all I could see above was the light of a billion stars burning billions of miles away. Across the sea, I see the twinkling lights of “civilization.” My perspective: civilization is proportionately the same size & brightness as the stars above, but in reality, it is exponentially smaller.
If I approach “civilization,” the city lights will down out the stars, planets, and all great things above. What a perfect metaphor when gauging what is really important in life!
My feet, thoughts, and soul grounded on crumbling sand below and infinity above – We are truly this small when we look above and to the horizon, but all that is easily lost when we leave the darkness and step back into the artificial light of “civilization.”
(a moment of inspired thought from the beach)
-Alex