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The Inspirational Magic of Stars
Saturday, February 2, 2013, 1:15 AM
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On holiday, a few years ago, in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec, I looked up at a star filled sky and was overcome with awe. It was a cold November night and the ground was covered in deep snow, but the night sparkled with a myriad of stars and seemed so full of inspirational promise, that it felt magical.
Stars, throughout the ages, have moved people, from poets to leaders and explorers. Napoleon is said to have led a doubter to the window, and pointing upwards, asked him if he could see a certain bright star. The doubter said he could not. To which Napoleon replied "Exactly, that is my star and only I can see it".
English clergyman and author Fredrick Langbridge wrote, "Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw the mud, the other saw the stars". The night heavens have inspired mankind throughout the ages. The Magi of the New Testament are said to have followed a star to Bethlehem to witness the birth of the Saviour Jesus Christ, in a stable.
Stars embody the whole concept of the Universe, which translated is "one song". Many countries have flags with stars on them and the stars usually depict the unity of states, provinces or territories under a single unifying leadership. The United States has fifty stars representing states, united under the leadership of the federal government. The unifying concept of stars has an inspirational,escort in beijing, magical quality.
Astrology is founded on the study of stars and twelve inspirational constellations that are the birth-signs in daily horoscopes. No matter how skeptical one is about horoscopes,escort in beijing, the birth-signs and corresponding personality traits appear to be significantly accurate in their description. Soothsayers and prophets of old relied heavily on star readings to foretell future events. Certainly, gazing into the heavens at night-time gives one an inspiring sense of timelessness. Many of the stars in the night sky are a large number of light years away, meaning that the light we see from them is ten,twenty or hundreds of light years old. Theoretically, if we could instantly transport ourselves onto such a star and gaze through a super, Hubble like, telescope at our planet earth, we would be witnessing history unfolding before our eyes.
Stars are featured in many romantic and inspirational song lyrics. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you" is an old classic that has resonated with many of us over the years. Poets too are inspired to write about the glory of stars. To quote Lord Byron: "Ye stars! Which are the poetry of heaven". He was not referring to movie stars, although one could conjecture on the significance of famous people being named "stars".
Stars also bring to mind one magical starry night just over two thousand years ago, when a bright star appeared over a little stable in Bethlehem,Get A Home Run With Samsung Un55c8000 3d Led Hdtv, and it seemed as though the heavens stooped down and kissed the earth, on that very first Christmas night.
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