A Star Named Astrid
Once upon a time there was a star named Astrid. Astrid was a young star, relatively new, and she was situated right in the middle of a galaxy. She was young and small compared to all of the other stars in the galaxy, and she never really felt like she fit in or belonged.
The older stars would tell her that her light did not reach as far as theirs did, for it took the light of a star such a long time to travel throughout the vastness of space. The places where her light went was relatively small compared to theirs. When she was older, she would know more, reach farther, be more important.
The nebulae told her that she was not as beautiful as them. They had colors that dazzled: reds, greens, yellows. Astrid was only a ball of orange and yellow. She was relatively boring, compared to them.
Astrid's light dimmed a little. She felt small and alone. She felt unloved and unimportant. Why was she here in the first place?
Then, a Voice spoke to her. "You matter!" He said. "I created you for a reason!"
Though the other stars still shunned her, her light began to shine brighter, and in that light, she noticed some things swirling about her. There were eight or nine of them, some were made of rock and some were huge balls of gas.
The third closest to her drew her attention especially. There were things moving about on it! Life!
Suddenly in the distance, the vast expanse of infinite-eternity stretched out in front of her, and she knew that she had a place in it. She knew that she was important, that without her... there would be no life.
Finally, Astrid felt like she could take her place among the stars.
The older stars would tell her that her light did not reach as far as theirs did, for it took the light of a star such a long time to travel throughout the vastness of space. The places where her light went was relatively small compared to theirs. When she was older, she would know more, reach farther, be more important.
The nebulae told her that she was not as beautiful as them. They had colors that dazzled: reds, greens, yellows. Astrid was only a ball of orange and yellow. She was relatively boring, compared to them.
Astrid's light dimmed a little. She felt small and alone. She felt unloved and unimportant. Why was she here in the first place?
Then, a Voice spoke to her. "You matter!" He said. "I created you for a reason!"
Though the other stars still shunned her, her light began to shine brighter, and in that light, she noticed some things swirling about her. There were eight or nine of them, some were made of rock and some were huge balls of gas.
The third closest to her drew her attention especially. There were things moving about on it! Life!
Suddenly in the distance, the vast expanse of infinite-eternity stretched out in front of her, and she knew that she had a place in it. She knew that she was important, that without her... there would be no life.
Finally, Astrid felt like she could take her place among the stars.
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