have you seen the stars today?

Oh no! I’m no Deepak Chopra and this is no soul stirring-conscience knocking call on your already stressed selves! I’m no astronomer on my quest for a hitherto unknown new planet, where I could travel…in search of peace…of mind and a piece…of land (that…by the way I AM looking for; so any leads in NCR would really help!) to build my own home on! And God no…I don’t in the least intend to challenge the heights you’ve reached in your stint with life…who am I to ask you what stars, or moon if you like, you reached for and whether you made it there or not.
It’s a plain simple question.
It is.
Ask yourself! Have you seen the stars today? Or yesterday? Or the day before?
Let’s see. I go to office in the morning, there’s no stars. I come out for the after lunch walk; no stars. I wait for the cab in the evening, I take exactly 5 steps to get in; still no stars. And I spend my time watching TV, trying to read, and restart that book ‘cos I lost track of where I was, have food and go to sleep. No, no stars. See! Told Ya!
“Well it’s OK” I say to myself. “What’s with the stars anyway? Stop acting funny and get back to …what was that new thing you said you were selling? You got a workplace, internet to stay in touch, pizza discounts and now a recently opened Landmark store so you know which books to look for at the footpaths in Sector 14; you got all u need!”

And then came Saturday.
No work place, a retarded internet connection, a dysfunctional bike and Gurgaon public transport.
A few unexpected phone calls to friends…unexpected to them that is; and the pizza lunch did try to fill up the day.
And then I discovered, in addition to the mess and common area – the listed areas of ‘recreation’, the guest house had a terrace.
I looked up… and there they were. So many of them. The Ursa Major was there alright. And the Orion. And the Pole Star. They were right there. They'd been there. But today, I saw them.
I went back and started reading again.

I knew I could finish this one without restarting.