Once I read /heard a story by Donald Davis, a famous
and wonderful storyteller.
He pointed out that when he felt lonely he would go
to the pasture at nighttime and lie down, carefully because the cows also used
this pasture. There he would look up at
the stars, moon, clouds and know that all the people he loved were also looking
and seeing those same stars, moon and clouds.
It gave him peace, he was not lonely anymore, he felt the spirits of all
family and friends.
This came to mind as I watched the beautiful
remarkable moon this week. I shared some
photos with friends and a comment I received was “Hummmm I saw that same moon
off my back porch. All of a sudden I
felt much closer to her. We shared the
same moon. The distance from NY to GA was not far at all.
Sometimes I think of this world as soooo big with
people I’ll never know, places I’ll never see, customs and ideas I’ll never be
exposed to. Then I remember the moon covering us all and all of a sudden the
world seems much smaller, more knowable and more livable.
So when I see the moon tonight I’ll know that it is
also covering all my loved ones, we are not alone, we touch and influence each
other in our lives. I’m so glad to have
relearned this thought.
