The other night, I had to make a trip out to John Bryan State Park to do a physics lab in regards to the constellations. Unfortunately, the moon messed up my plans because it was almost full and I could not see very many stars. Nonetheless, I did not want to leave quite yet because it was a clear night and rather warm for this time of year. So I just laid on my car hood gazing up at the stars and listening to some good country music. This brought back memories of when I was at sea a couple years ago. I would just lie on the flight deck at night and just be amazed by the number of stars I could see. Also, when I was in Iraq last year, I did this as well. There were many nights of sleeping on roofs or up on firewatch in the middle of the desert. I would gaze up on the stars and would usually see about 3-4 shooting stars before I went to sleep.
All of this brought me a peace that I have not had in a long time. In Iraq, I looked at the stars a lot because it gave me an escape from the war I was living through. Being able to just ponder God’s amazing creation of the heavens made me feel at peace. Well, the other night when I was doing this, it brought me that peace that I was looking for and it felt really good. I stayed out there for about an hour before I left.
If you have never really taken the time to get away from the city and go somewhere to gaze upon the stars for a while, I strongly recommend it. It has always helped relaxed me and I just forgot how much I miss doing it.
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- James McCauley
- Leader of men, teller of tall tales, legend in my own mind, U.S. Marine extraordinaire, stream fordable, air dropable, beer fueled, water cooled, author, lecturer, traveler, bum, philanthropist, occasional hero, semi-pro comedian, freedom fighter and defender of the faith.
4 comments:
I too echo your sentiments. Seeing the magnificance of the sky in Namibia is something that I look forward to each time I go back and somehow never get accustomed to seeing.
God's creation declares His handiwork.
Definitely.
I haven't done that in a long time. Mostly due to working all night...
I haven't talked to you in forever, man. I went perusing your recent posts. We miss you out here. I wish we had gotten together with you when we were home in July.
Sounds like you needed that...a lot.
The Reason i love Science so much is because i have a little oppsession with the Stars, moon and outer space in general I love to look up at the Stars and just sit quietly (yes I can be quiet once in a while) if I had the guts too I would become an Astronaut, however God is calling me elsewhere. I love going to plantariums and anything to do with outer space and the stars. Lets go star gazing sometime
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