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I’ve always liked looking up at the stars from outside. Very briefly I even had a telescope, but sadly I don’t think it saw much use. I just liked how beautiful the night sky as a whole looked, (despite light pollution) I wasn’t too interested in individual stars. I knew a bunch of constellations, though. To this day I can still point out Orion very easily. I called it “The Gator’s Mouth” as a kid, because the stars that make up Orion’s shoulders and belt reminded me of a alligator’s head. The vastness, beauty, and incomprehensibility of space is frightening and awe-inspiring, but at the same time I’ve always felt a certain benevolence from it that I’m not sure can be described in words. That’s what struck me as a kid and why I loved looking at the stars. It’s also why I prefer Mario Galaxy 1 over Mario Galaxy 2 despite 2 being an objectively superior game, I thought 1 better captured what I feel looking at the stars.
