After two months, I tried to pick up the "park running" that I insisted on during the summer vacation, so I went to the nearby Martyrs Memorial Park. There are usually not many idle people there, because not many people visit the memorial park or anything like that, but the venue is very large, which is a paradise for people who like to take a walk. It took quite a long time to build, probably more than half a year. Even when the overall construction was completed, the memorial monument inside had to be reworked for some unknown reason during the summer vacation, which suddenly made that area unable to be run on, which made me quite frustrated at the time. This reunion, the new memorial monument was actually completed, and it was even more "dazzling" than before, because it added light tubes and the like. Obviously, the only people who usually go to this memorial park are those interested in taking a walk. I feel somewhat fortunate that this park has not been invaded by square dancing. When I looked up at the monument and fell into my thoughts, a flashing dot of light in the sky suddenly caught my attention: Oh my, it's a star. Why is this star twinkling?... It's an airplane. No wonder, after all, this is the cityscape of 2023, and you can't really see stars in the city. I haven't seen stars for six or seven years. I heard that stars are several light-years away, transmitting faint starlight to humans, but unfortunately... Friend B said that she saw a star while lying on the playground before, it was very bright! It had blue and red lights... It was probably also an airplane or something. Another friend, G, said that I saw a star twinkling, it was very bright, and then it became even brighter, and suddenly disappeared. I think, for this star, the worst news is probably its disappearance in the vast universe. But the good news is, it is not disappearing alone. Several light-years away, there is a witness who witnessed its annihilation and remembers it in their heart, even though they are strangers to each other. If you look down from a tall building, there are many stars, colorful stars, composing their own history of years. I am also one of those stars. If I were in free fall, I would fall into the night. We are all nameless stars in the sky, given names by others, emitting faint light. The meaning of the existence of stars is unknown and unquestioned. Perhaps they should have existed in the sky. According to the law of conservation of matter, after a star is destroyed, it may produce new stars, or it may make other stars bigger. This may be what is called self-sacrifice for others. Even a dazzling existence like the sun will disappear after tens of billions of years. It is truly equal for all beings. But before it disappears, the sun uses its light and heat to create billions of lives and countless miracles, although it may not be worth mentioning for the sun, or rather, the sun has never cared about these things. It only emits its light and heat, that's all. What about other stars? I don't know. There should be no such thing as "learning from the sun" in the "world" of stars, right? Perhaps they are also doing what they should do. Who knows, anyway, after billions of years, they will eventually turn into the purest nothingness and dissipate in the universe. Perhaps all celestial movements are meaningless, and everything may be in vain. We are all existences with unknown meanings. Even so, the stars are still moving, the sun is still shining and heating, the Big Dipper is still like a spoon, and the Earth is still rotating. Even if everything is meaningless, people still live in an orderly manner. It may not be because they don't want to, but because they have to. Because we cannot escape the law of conservation of matter, we cannot escape gravity, and we cannot escape the fate of never returning after disappearing. So why don't we live a little happier? Do whatever we want, without thinking too much. Enjoy the present moment. The moon, which was pulled by others' gravity, is now full of holes and has been planted with flags by others. So, humans, the self-proclaimed extraordinary beings bound by gravity, what are you like now? Breaking free from the gravity of the Earth, reaching the moon, and then Mars, what is the next step? Who will be the witness?
I looked up and gazed at the star in the sky, only to realize it was just an airplane.
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After a two-month break, the speaker decides to resume their routine of running in the park and visits a nearby memorial park. They are happy to see that a new monument has been added, making the park even more appealing. While looking at the monument, they notice a flashing light in the sky, which turns out to be an airplane. The speaker reflects on the significance of stars and how they can bring joy and inspiration. They also contemplate the fleeting nature of existence and the importance of living life to the fullest. The speaker ponders the purpose of stars and wonders if they have their own unique roles to play in the universe. Despite the potential lack of meaning in the grand scheme of things, the speaker encourages people to live happily and follow their desires. They reflect on the limitations imposed by gravity and the need to break free from them. The speaker concludes by questioning what the next step for humanity will be and who will be the witnesses to these future endeavors.