The sun and the moon
Aug 08th 2010 05:29
Think of the sun. Can you remember one day it stopped shining? Can you remember one moment it kept all its light to itself and refused to share it with us? Has it ever wondered if others are worth its light? Has it ever thought: " Oh, today is very cloudy, nobody will take advantage of my light. So, why should I shine?! "
The sun is merely shining.
Think of the moon now. Is it a star? No, it's just a planet, just a big mass of useless stones. Nothing special to mention about it.. But it once had a shining idea that not many other planets have thought about. It's that great idea of reflecting the sun's light!
I once heard the sky whispering: " if you can't be the sun, be the moon. "
The sun is merely shining.
Think of the moon now. Is it a star? No, it's just a planet, just a big mass of useless stones. Nothing special to mention about it.. But it once had a shining idea that not many other planets have thought about. It's that great idea of reflecting the sun's light!
I once heard the sky whispering: " if you can't be the sun, be the moon. "
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Can you remember one day when it stopped shinning?
Can you remember one moment when it kept all his light to itself and refused to share it with us?
Hasit ever wondered if others are worth its light?
Has it ever thought: " Oh, today is very cloudy, nobody will take advantage of my light.
The sun is merely shinning.
Is it a star?
No, it is just a planet, just a big mass of useless stones.
Nothing special to mention about it.
But it once had a shinning idea that not many other planets have thought about.
Thanks for the correction! Actually, I know that the sun and the moon aren't people and that I should use the article "it" but in this entry, I wanted to personify them. I'm just wondering : if I keep referring to them by "he", will it still be English?
Yes, I don't want people to think that I mean women should reflect men's light:P
It's decided, I'll use the article "it"!
Thanks rsalc1 !!
Maybe should I defend the moon but I prefer to keep laughing... LOL
No, it's just a planetsatellite, just a big mass of useless stones.
By the way, the Mercury, the Venus and the Earth itself reflect much more sunlight than the Moon do. The Moon is merely located in the happy medium -- the Mercury and the Venus are too far and the Earth is too near for us to realize it. I think this fact may be interesting also in your metaphorical sense ;)
Your comment is interesting and it made me think seriously about the nature of the moon this morning.
If it is not a planet, then what is it? What is the criteria to let us consider a big orbiting rock as a planet and another one not? Is the word "planet" just a name or does it refer to a certain number of characteristics? I tried to look for the answer in the internet but it seems scientists are more confused than me! The definitions they are using are almost arbitrary.
Check out this link:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060817_moon_planet.html