Luna.

It has been an extremely sunny day, so sunny that I momentarily thought we skipped a season haha(it's the cold season so we don't expect so much sun). My sister joked that it had to be sunny because it is a "Fry-day" and the sun was frying us. Anyways it's over now and as late as it is now, I am still the only person who hasn't falling asleep in the house, alone with my friend, the moon.

I have always been fascinated by nature's gifts to mankind. I believe all naturally occurring phenomena; the stars, the moon, the sun, trees, plants, flowers, wind, the sky, rain and even animals are to serve as constant reminders of how blessed we are by Nature. Along the line I abandoned my beliefs and I am grateful that I am rediscovering them. It feels very peaceful indeed. It feels like reconnecting with who you really are, making you more grounded than you once were.

Of all natural phenomena, I find the moon the most thrilling of all. When I was young girl, I would sit for hours with my baby doll staring at the moon. I feel like we are having some sort of conversation only we can hear and comprehend.

It gives me the feeling of being in love. The excitement, the joy and all that comes with it. I fell in love with the moon. When I am sad, I wait for night to fall and then climb up to the top floor, there I stare at the moon and feel it caress my soul, ridden me of all my pain, engaging me in deep soul conversations and then say, "Layla, everything will be okay". Even when I abandoned her, she still remains with me. During the day time when all there's is sun without a trace of moon, I still feel her presence somewhere within my heart.

As kids, we all once thought that the moon was following us when we're walking and look up, until we grew older and later realized that it wasn't exactly the case. For me, I still have the feeling the the moon follows me wherever I go, even when it is a moonless night, I find it within me.

There's always something lacking in us that causes a certain feeling of emptiness at times, we might have all we think we ever wanted but still this emptiness would remain, then we spend the rest of our lives looking for something or someone that would fill in that emptiness. Some of us succeed in that journey, others die while still searching. Let the Crescent remind you that even if you might not be whole, do not forget to shine bright, no matter dark the night may be, and bear with conviction in your heart that someday you will be whole again. When she goes through phases, I do not abandon her. When I go through phases, she doesn't abandon me. When your friends go through phases, do not abandon them.

Like the moon, know no fear. Be as fearless as a lion, and relentless in achieving your goal. I was thought in my physics class that the moon isn't a luminous object because it actually reflects light from the sun meaning that it obtains its light from the sun. That doesn't make it fear the sun, it allocates to the sun it's respect by letting it shine when it's it time, but whenever the sun tries to infringe in its time, She fights him by creating an eclipse haha. Yeah, that's actually the moon engaging in an argument with the sun. She sometimes turns bright red to show its anger and she always wins, no matter what. That's a lesson I learnt from Luna, the moon.

Another thing I learnt from Luna is never to abandon my friends. When it's early morning and the sun starts rising, she wakes me up so that I can catch the last glimpse of her to start my day with, reminding me that she hasn't completely abandoned me, that, she will be back in the night. She comes eventually, sometimes with starts to make out conversation more interesting, sometimes alone if we need to be alone. Whatever the case maybe, she never disappoints.

The moon is a home for both lonely and lively souls, the moon is a home for all. I long for the day a road will appear, leading me to her directly, the day I will become one with my moon, my Luna.

Thanks for reading.