Posted on February 25, 2016
August 12, 2015 – Crosslake, Minnesota
Before we know it, we see another meteor.
What an incredible night. One of my friends hosted a fire/party tonight, which led up to a midnight boat ride on one of the clearest nights I’ve seen in a long time. He tells us that we’re watching the Perseids meteor shower, which stem from the Perseus constellation. He mentions the Pleiades star cluster. I’m trying to listen, but I’m also very entranced with the evening. This is the highlight of my summer.
Someone starts playing music, but I ask them to turn it off. Can we just enjoy this pristine moment for a minute? I can’t remember the last time I star-gazed. So serene. Tranquil. I never went to a camp as a kid, but this summer feels pretty close to what I imagine that would be like. I’ve made some incredible friends, and I’ve spent more time outside than I have in… years?
I will miss this place and these people, but I don’t plan on coming back.
As much as I’d like to, I can’t. I know that I struggle in these kinds of environments. I get washed up in the party culture. Easily influenced. Even if I wasn’t planning on moving to a new state next year, it would be a bad idea to spend more time here. It’s bad enough that I have a genetic predisposition for developing alcoholism.
We dock the boat and decide to take a dip in the water. A perfect end to the evening. A perfect end to the summer. I keep thinking how grateful I am to be here, but also how excited I am to move on. There’s so much more to see. More to do.
More stars to gaze upon.
“If you abide in one particular place, you’re stuck, because you’re attached. On the other hand, if you abide everywhere, in the whole world, you’re not attached to anything, so you’re free. As soon as you get attached… you’re abiding somewhere and the suffering begins.” – Bernie Glassman
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