Stars

Tonight I lied on my lawn and engulfed myself in the perpetual glory of the stars. Each star is so brilliant and so large, yet we can only see them as tiny specks at night. Yet as I absorbed the entirety of it all, stretching my neck to seek out all the stars of the night sky, I realized that there is so much I cannot see. I cannot see the half of the stars that are only visible from the Southern Hemisphere or the stars blocked by the trees and the hill above my house. I cannot feel the intense heat of those stars or sense the planets that may surround them. I cannot see the possible civilizations and lifeforms that may lie distantly from our Earth in one of those other solar systems. I cannot see even the planets of our solar system or the satellites that cover our atmosphere. But despite all this I was able to see a lot. And if I were in another part of the world I would see a completely different perspective.

That's what the stars are all about: perspective. I may not be able to see everything. Similarly I won't be able to learn everything that mankind has developed over thousands of years. But I can understand so much of it. Like the stars I can focus on a particular star or constellations, or I can just watch the entirety of it all. But if I just move to another place or look at it all in a different mindset what I absorb can change completely. It's okay that I won't be able to know every perspective to the full grasp possible. I know there are limits, but my opportunities and dreams can be limitless. I know I can't understand every star inside and out, and in the same way I cannot understand every subject and every person and every life situation inside and out. There will always be unknowns, new discoveries, and tough decisions, but without those challenges life would be dismal.

The stars remind me to remember who I want to be. I wrote this down a while ago while at space camp:
Who I Want to Be
confident, motivated, decisive, calm
tactful, yet quirky and unique
kind, yet not a people pleaser
real
I have a person inside my head who I know I want to be.
A person who knows who he is and comfortable to be himself.
A person who is forward and determined.
A person who is thoughtful and wise.
A person who is fun and amiable.
I don't want to change everything I just want to stop perpetuating my depressing and ridiculous behavior. I want to stop being afraid.

And on a completely different note, watch this video and tell me if this kid seems way too young to be rapping like this.

"One Time" Justin Bieber.



Think.