Twinkle

I plucked a star from the sky
and asked it
“Why do you twinkle?”

The star said
“It’s in my nature to do so”

I asked how it twinkled
It replied that to shine was natural
it didn’t question why  

It asked me 
“Why don’t you twinkle?”
“I am not a star”

It looked surprised
its twinkle dimming slightly
I clarified
“It is not in my nature to twinkle”

It seemed sad and asked why not
I said that I was human
and it is not in our nature to shine 

It said
"Whomever told you that needs shooting"

I explained that we are often scared to shine
because people can be so cruel
and criticise until you give up

It thought about this for a long time
then it said

“Isn’t it better to shine anyway?
to be alive
to express yourself?”

I had no answer
it waited respectfully then continued:

“Think of me
I twinkle away every single night of the year
yet millions upon millions of my audience never look up
they ignore me
I may as well not be there
but still I shine as it’s in my nature to do so 
and I like who I am

Surely it’s better to shine anyway
because at least some people will look up and see you
and your light may make all the difference”

I gently placed it back in the cosmos
thinking that stars can be really surprising sometimes

Shine on

you may be the light that illuminates the path to healing
on any number of levels for any number of reasons
don’t let the dimmers win

To happiness and doing what we can

Deb xx