Things accumulate--tangibles and intangibles, so gradually, we don't notice. If the things that can be seen with the eye can accumlate without being noticed, what about the more important things that the naked eye cannot detect?

Can fireworks parallel a much more significant issue about theirs and our existence?

All I wanted was a nice, quiet experience of watching a few stars tumble through the sky during the expected meteor shower. How could things go so awry?

Years after they were written, I, as a snooping child, found her old love letters penned by a soldier in World War II, yet she had never married. Now she had died at age 95 and I, as an adult, had the chance to finish reading them to answer years of questions. (True story)

How could simple weeds and flowers parallel our lives? Yet they can if we think about it.

Some think it would be nice to see into the future. But there might be reasons it's not the best idea...

It held love, warmth and laughter. It was vibrant and alive. But things change with the passage of time...

If we think about our experiences, most have lessons within them from which we can learn. This was a big one, even at a very tender age.