Total Eclipse
People of old times believed that during eclipses, the sun, or the moon, needs to clean itself so they hide in the dark. In Chinese tradition, term "chi" (eclipse) means to eat, and the people believed that their moon or sun is being eaten by some ominous monster. At those times, it was usually conceived that an eclipse is an omen, signaling all the bad things to come: famine, death, drought, etc.
Now that we know the true cause of eclipses, we could breathe easier and live life better, without having to worry about some monster eating our sun or moon. But then again, just for the fun of it, let us just say that something weird happens whenever an eclipse occurs.
And this I was able to prove yesterday when a total lunar eclipse occured at 5:52 p.m. I did not even feel it and I even forgot about it but later I realized that eclipses have some weird effects over an individual’s mind; and in my case, those weird effects were basically good ones, thank God!
For the first time since I entered law school, I finally afforded four hours to have some serious chitchat and analysis about life’s complexities with my super friend. And then, in a very unexpected twist of fate, I met up with the "oldies and newbies" of tWS at El Amigo and had a glass of bitter beer, the first glass in three years since I swore off the bitterness of the drink! And over muffins and brewed coffee at Dunkin Donuts, I was able to stay awake until the wee hours of the morning, talking about anything and everything with friends I haven’t talked with for a long time. It felt soooo good to see the place quiet and unlittered with students and their notes and voluminous books. It was such a refresher to enjoy the quietness of it all, just sipping our drinks and munching on our food, without having to worry about an oral exam or a recitation for the next day.
If these are what eclipses bring, then, by all means, let me have total eclipses every day and night of my life!
