almost sacred

Nov 13, 2008

I go to work early in the morning taking a train. You know what, in winters, before dawn is the coldest moment during a day. A night, the dark sky without the burning sun, warmth of the daylight gets removed by degrees...
It takes me about only 5 minites to ride a bike and go to a station. Only 5 minites, but it's dreadfully chilly having cold wind against!!! ...And then I get on a warm cozy train...

It is not winter coming yet. We can barely include this period of time, in the middle of November, as fall. Yet it is still COOOLD!

Well, this morning was no exception. An electric thermometer in front of the station showed 1℃ as current temperature.. brrrrr....shivering..

I happened to look up in the sky when I was about to get to the station. There was a full moon quietly looking at me.. It was so beautiful that I forgot the chill for a second.
It occurred to me that some TV show said it was a full moon in the night. Surely it was the full moon, the perfect round shape. It was, I guessed, about to go down behind the mountains. Supposed to be the last light for the night. I cannot help but thanking something I don't know for.
The chilly air contains as little dust as possible. Which makes the moon light as clear as possible. It was bright but not white enough like the moon in the middle of night. It was slightly yellowish orange, yet did not lose its sharpness..

It felt like the moon was purifying me. I cannot help but thanking everything in the world.