To Make Magic - by Gabriel - unfinished musings
“As the first of us humans becomes aware, he looks up at the starry heavens with sublime awe. He stretches his arms as high as he can, trying to get hold of at least just one of that myriad of marvelous sources of light. After many attempts he realizes, to devastating sorrow, that he can try to reach out as much as he wishes yet, through his body alone, he will never see himself grabbing one of the divine stars with his little human fingers.
“As the first of us humans becomes aware, he looks up at the starry heavens with sublime awe. He stretches his arms as high as he can, trying to get hold of at least just one of that myriad of marvelous sources of light. After many attempts he realizes, to devastating sorrow, that he can try to reach out as much as he wishes yet, through his body alone, he will never see himself grabbing one of the divine stars with his little human fingers. He looks back down, frustrated, takes a rock from the ground and throws it strongly against a boulder. As the rocks clash sparks flash, quickly…
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