Mary Schmich: 50 years after we walked on it, the moon calms us in anxious times
by Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune
Jul 17, 2019
3 minutes
On summer nights I like to go outside, if only for a couple of minutes, and watch the moon.
I think of it as watching not looking. The word "look" feels static. "Watch" applies to things in motion and the moon always seems to be slyly shifting shape, forever teasing: You may see me but you will never know me.
The unknown is the moon's greatest charm.
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