look down

Hidden from the world a man spends his days in a lonely astronomy station. Night after night he pierces the sky searching for life. Once a lunar month he ventures far out into the living world to get supplies. As he walks through the store he allows agitation and anger to flow into his soul. He craves to be back at his station. Just then a little boy stumbles and drops his soda at the man’s feet. Furiously the man scolds the little child for spilling on his shoes and walks away.

Before he leaves town he enjoys a warm cup of coffee. As he takes a sip he spots the little boy. After a lengthy discussion with his father the little boy makes his way over to the man. His head is bowed in shame as he apologizes. “It’s okay; my shoes aren’t that dirty.” “Thank you sir.” The little boy looks up. “My daddy said you’re searching for life in the stars.” He has a smug smile on his face “Why yes, yes I am.” With that the little boy asks “Now that you’ve met me, does it mean you are going to stop searching?” The boy gleams with the delight of a pure soul, stretches his hands to his sides and stares at the sky “I am alive!”

The man chuckles at the boy’s foolishness. “No, I’m not going to stop searching; I’m looking for life that’s not on this earth.”
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To get from that story to my point is a bit of a stretch, but here it is... If you can’t find life or love in yourself you won’t find it anywhere else.