Maung Su Shin - The Chance to Meet the Moon and Other Short Stories

The moon and the sky meet

We have heard that since we left the village and came to the city, we have been close to Lai Yeik and Lai Yaung. When we arrived at the new Sunanda Beach neighborhood, we had the opportunity to meet Lai Yeik and Lai Yaung again. The reason for meeting was that it was a suburb, so the street lights in front of the house were not perfect, and the moonlight helped the moon rise.

When the opportunity to meet the moonlight came, a habit of deliberately looking at the moonlight on new and full moon nights developed. At first, the four colors were used as the stars.

Although I have seen it directly from a clear sky, I have not seen the moon and the moonlight directly after many years. Even if I have not seen it, it is not poetic. Because I have seen it from between the palm branches that reflect the moonlight. For us, the palm tree, the palm branches, and the moonlight do not know how to see them in our eyes. I think that the swaying of the palm branches and the wind between them makes the moonlight move and shine brightly.

Originally, the three or four coconut trees were planted in a row here, not because they liked the moonlight. They wanted to get some shade. They wanted to create a place to relax in the wide ditch next to the front yard. However, plants don't grow like this if they are planted and watered properly. The nature of growing and growing became clear. So when the bridge was built across the red ditch in front of the house, the coconut palms started to rain down on the row of seats on the bridge. Soon, the coconut palms became intertwined.

During the day, the palms provide shade from the sun. At night, the palms provide shade from the moon. They diffuse the moonlight, which is a pleasant feeling. So, as we gaze at the coolness of the moonlight, explore the surroundings of the moonlight, and feel it, we begin to think that the moonlight and the mind are connected.

In English, the word lunar means "moon." Related to that word, a lunatic is also used. It is said that this word was coined because lunatics like the moonlight. We might ask ourselves whether our liking for the moonlight is based on the principle of ummataka. If so, it is in line with the scripture, "Puthuzzano ummataka".

The moon and its light are the subjects that have been discussed in many literary works. Therefore, it can be said that all beings love the light of the moon. “The face of the moon is silver, the moon is beautiful,” “The moon is hidden in the face of the moon,” “The university is the silver moon,” “The moon is beautiful, the

There are still mixed pairs of moonlight and moonlight. When the moon is full and the snow is falling, it brings both beauty and coolness. If you have a sense of nostalgia, you will always be filled with nostalgia.

The celestial assembly, surrounded by stars, is beautiful. The moonlight and the sound of the violin and harp are often combined in poems, films, and dramas.

Besides, the phrase “Look at the moon, is it not a star?” is a metaphor for the meaning. The phrase “The old man, who is lying on the golden moon, is a rabbit, and the old man is a rabbit, and if you look, it is a lot more than that” is self-explanatory. While the folk songs were making this up, a man who was brave enough to approach the moon temple in the scientific era said this in July 1969, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” The person who said this was Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the moon.

I don't know if I should say that the moon is an unrealistic place for people. The moon, which is said to be "unbearable, unbearable" on the ground, seems to be poetic for those who have come face to face with it. The wind blows hard on the moon. People can't control themselves and walk. There is no oxygen-rich air to breathe on the moon. The surface of the moon is a dusty place. So, it seems that it would be difficult to enjoy it from a distance.

When you think about it like that, you realize that even being far from the moon means being able to enjoy its colors. Thus, the moon, which is almost two hundred and fifty thousand miles away, is a beautiful, stable, and supportive companion for the people of this earth. The photons of light that rush from it to the earth enter between the palms at a speed of more than one hundred and eighty thousand miles per second.

It is true that the beauty of the moon during the full and half moon periods is due to the sun's rays from 93 million miles away. We, as humans, revolve around the sun once every 365 days at a speed of 67,000 miles per hour, have the opportunity to meet the moonlight on the moonlit nights when the moon rises and sets every day and night. At that moment, it felt like meeting an old friend from childhood.