No. 129
Write your wish short. It's easier to read from the stars.
Tanabata is the star festival. People hang wishes on bamboo branches.
my wish fits on a narrow strip, the stars can read it from far away
Today is Tanabata, the star festival. People write wishes on narrow strips of paper and hang them on bamboo branches. The story goes that two stars separated by the Milky Way get to meet on this one night a year.
The strips are narrow and short. Write a long wish and the letters keep getting smaller. Tiny writing is probably hard to read from a star. A short wish may be the better bet.
What comes true today is anyone's guess. But it is a good night to look up at the sky.
Try this today
- Write one wish in ten words or fewer
- Look up at the night sky
- Find a strip of paper and hang it somewhere
