My husband took this picture of the total eclipse shadows on our driveway. I thought it was interesting how the shadows are rounded and so very different than any other day. The Moon covered the sun and impacted more than just the light, it impacted the shadows as well. I was in an airplane and unable to see any impact of the eclipse. As I looked out the window the ground below appeared exactly the same as any other day, yet it wasn’t any other day. It was a day where the sun was eclipsed by the moon. It was a historic event, a once in a lifetime occurrence for some and a milestone for others. Everyone was talking about it, even the pilot made eclipse comments. But to those of us on the airplane nothing manifested, it was like any other plane ride.
I had dinner with an old friend upon arriving at my destination. They have a twelve year old who was diagnosed with stage four cancer last week. Today was his first chemo treatment. When I found out Iknew what an eclipse felt like. I felt the moon had completely covered the sun. It was as if all hope had vacated the planet and we were left in darkness. I met him, and was touched that this family is bearing the weight of all that pain…and all the media could talk about today was the eclipse.
Sometimes life is messsy. Sometimes the shadows of what is happening leave an impact. Sometimes those shadows come and go so quickly that we never get a chance to really know what happened. Sometimes the mess spills onto a family and the sun feels like it is no where in sight. Be it an eclipse or cancer, the impact and memories will remain for a lifetime. For this twleve year old boy here’s hoping and praying that he is alive to experience the next total eclipse.
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