Poets and perhaps writers would be at least happy without the moon. , Photo Credit: Getty Images
A Selenophile is someone who loves the moon. who do not? Who wouldn’t love to have a light guiding them in the dreadful and gloomy darkness, even if the light is borrowed from the sun? A white blanket, glistening in the night sky and smothering it with optimism.
The moon, with her white smile, is definitely the best ambassador for all the dentists in town and an inspiration for all the toothpaste companies!
Poets and perhaps writers would be at least happy without the moon. How would he write an ode to the moon? How will the writers hook the audience into a romantic scene without taking the help of Chand? How would Earth generate tides without the Moon? How do we romanticize life? I’m sure the stars, although they are bigger and brighter than the Moon and much farther from Earth, feel jealous of the love and attention the Moon receives.
July 20, 1969, the day the lunar module of the manned and Apollo missions landed on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first people to land on the surface of the moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The words that Neil Armstrong said when he placed his left foot on the surface of the Moon. Indeed, it was a giant leap for mankind – a leap that overcame all the obstacles and barriers that the human mind filled. It showed what humans are capable of, that they can face all the challenges that come their way.
Moon is full of innumerable mysteries and holds great importance in most of the mythologies. In Greek mythology, Selene was the goddess of the moon, and was depicted with a crescent moon on her head. He and his brother Helios, the god of the Sun, were responsible for controlling the movement of the Sun and the Moon.
Selene fell in love with a shepherd boy, she loved him so much that she didn’t want him to die, because he was mortal. So, he put him to sleep forever, and he became forever young.
Really love turned into madness. Clearly, Selene may be an actual allegory for the Moon—a unique symbol of love.
There are many stories on this theme with different variations, but the essence remains the same.
Words, information, exaggerations, metaphors and sentences always seem short when writing about the Moon. A celestial body so distant from humans but so close to their culture that it is omnipresent. Books, mythology, movies and religion are things that will always be incomplete without the Moon. Quotes like Eid ka chaand, chaand ka tukda are very relevant in our daily vocabulary for Hindi speaking people. Moon has always been viewed in a positive light.
There was a beautiful quote read by Annie DiFranco that said, “The moon was so beautiful that the sea held up a mirror.” Seriously, the Moon is a magical creation, and you don’t need to be a selenophile to enjoy it.
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