Stars (IV)

The most famous star in the history is the one which led the Magi to find our Savior, Jesus Christ. Although we say it is the most famous, but actually no one knows what kind of star it is, and its name. Someone may guess it may be a comet; when it came near to the earth and produced a special effect, and sent out bright shiny glory light. Perhaps this may be true.

However, I think that the Christians should also act as that star, guiding people to look for the Savior.They do not care about their own status or their fame, but are only proud of to be a Christian.

Obviously, St. Paul absolutely agreed with me, he talked to the faithful, "among whom you shine like lights in the world." ( Philippians 2:15)

Stars (III)

" Why the stars twinkle? " Really annoying, why the children always ask such questions? More than this. They will also ask you why the sun will rise from the east and sink to the west, the rain will fall, the wind will blow, the flowers will blossom, the grass will grow. A series of such questions, not merely annoying, but make you angry. The stars do twinkle, what makes you feel so special, so strange?

" Why the stars twinkle? " I had asked such question before as I had been a child before. However, I do not know starting from which day, or from which moment, I have already grown up, and is no longer a child, and no longer ask such question again. I won't feel that stars twinkle are anything speical, anything strange, because now I understand all and I have all the answers. Perhaps I would say I believe as is.

"Why the stars twinkle?" Actually the stars cannot twinkle, because when their light reach to the earth planet, through various densities of the atmosphere, there will occur flashing phenomenon when we watch with our naked eyes.

The children listened attentively, and seem like the scales fell from their eyes, but suddenly they will ask with suspicion again and show a face of mystery, "So, why......? "

Look up at the night sky filled with uncountable twinkled stars, the answers no longer appeared in my mind but a question, "Why the stars twinkle?

Stars (II)

When thinking of stars, I really cannot help to forget the trip to Holyland - the night at the wilderness of Sinai; the night sky filled with uncountable twinkled stars. May be Abraham saw the same during his time. According to the Bible, God took Abraham to the outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be." [Genesis 15:5]

From the uncountable stars Abraham had to believe himself that he had numerous descendants which too many to be counted and to be continued. For him, this was not a small test, especially that he was already so old and had no sons. However, Abraham had believed. Why did he believe in God? Obviously this is a mystery, but, did not believe is also a mystery?

From St. Bonaventure writings, he said, " He, therefore, who is not illumined by such great splendor of created things is blind; he who is not awakened by such great clamor is deaf; he who does not praise God because of all these effects is dumb; he who does not note the First Principle from such great signs is foolish. Open your eyes therefore, prick up your spiritual ears, open your lips, and apply your heart, that you may see your God in all creatures, may hear Him, praise Him, love and adore Him, magnify and honor Him, lest the whole world rise against you. For on this account the whole world will fight against the unwise." [Journey Of The Mind Into God 1:15]

Stars (I)

I love to looking at the stars, but really I do not know how to look at and identify the different shapes and positions of the constellation. I really admire those friends who look at the stars in the sky as reading a map, pointing here -this is the Orion, and pointing there - that is the Great Bear…..

The ancient people believed that each person had a corresponding star in the space. He might know from reading his star to foretell his good or bad fortune. Of course, the degree of reliability is not big, but there may be some truth in it. No matter how insignificant a man is, everyone has a position, a unique position, sparkles in the dark side of the earthy world, shines in the endless night of life. No one has to compare with others, and has to evaluate with others.

It's so harmony, so coordinated in the night sky which is spreaded with stars. I am thinking, if one day, the human no longer strive for to seek the guidance of astrology and physiognomy , but take the stars as a learning model, will it be quite different in this competitive world ?