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Haze, Clarity and Trust

The domineering moon masks the faint stars which are very much there. Sometimes it's not the moon, but the thick grey clouds. Still their presence cannot be negated. They are just not visible, but they are shining out there.

It takes a clear moonless night to witness their glory.

And it takes unshakable trust to feel their presence even when they are hidden from the eyes.

And for this kind of trust to form, it takes a few dark and lonely nights.

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Unknown said…
Very well put Stabi!!

You'r writing and thoughts have matured so much - I feel like Im reading a professional sometimes :)

PS: Sometimes,it may not even be the reasons you mention. No matter what you do,you can't see the decorated nightsky if you are in a polluted city.. :(

Hope you will find your peaceful place.
take care dear
25 March, 2010 08:48
Angika said…
Very nice and interesting idea! :D
25 March, 2010 11:24
Koffee beanzz said…
u can also not see the stars if the problem is with the eye :P
25 March, 2010 23:38
Shazia said…
@ Mayuri and Angika
Thank you for the appreciation.
Yay!!! Myoori thinks that my thoughts and I have matured. Finally! :D

@ Beanzz
That is an exceptional case. And if that is true, then you won't see the stars on clear moonless nights. Right? :)
26 March, 2010 00:18
silent_rebel said…
The stars also there in the day time. its just that you can only see one apparently big star, in other words, you only see things which are near.
27 March, 2010 00:00
silent_rebel said…
by the way, the stars we see are already instantaneous time minus about millions of years, and the sun about eight minutes. If anything ever happened to your trusted stars, you would never know.
27 March, 2010 00:05
Arkarup Banerjee said…
very nice idea indeed!! I liked it a lot..
30 March, 2010 01:24
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