October 3rd prompt: The amazing moon is a gift of nature
The Moon Speaks of My Mind
Cultural difference: how to express love
Speaking of the moon, I am reminded of the day when watching a lunar eclipse with my German partner M a few years ago.
M likes photography, and that night he asked me if I could accompany him to photograph the moon on the balcony. I happily agreed.
It was a summer night with the full moon hanging in the sky, M and I stayed on the balcony, waiting to see the wonderful show of the celestial bodies.
In the middle of the night, the show started.
The biggest shadow that human beings can see came as promised. It moved slowly, gently covering the moon. The entire moon entered Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse.
The performance was successful, and the red moon was added at the end.
It was my first time watching a total lunar eclipse and I was blown away by the wonderful natural sight. Time seemed to have stopped, frozen in the most brilliant moment.
When we left the balcony, M hugged me affectionately and said, thank you for being my company, sweetheart, I love you!
In my culture, “I love you”, these three words are probably only used by couples who have entered a particularly serious love bubble.
Middle-aged couples are used to expressing their love implicitly.
There was a popular song “Shines Through My Heart” by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng back in the day.
The lyrics begin with:
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You ask me how much I love you I love you always true All my love is real All my love is filled Reads my heart the moon shines through
The moon is the earth’s satellite. She circles the earth forever. The attraction of the earth makes the moon “love” the earth forever.
When we love someone, our heart surrounds them like the moon, just as the moon surrounds the earth forever.
Look! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to use the moon as a symbol of love? It’s subtle but romantic.
However, I also greatly appreciate M’s candor. Expressions like “I love you” are bold and ardent, and they remind me of the beauty of love in my youth.
But it was hard for me to speak out these three words.
One night, I was browsing on my computer and M walked up to me. He took my hand and said, come on! I’ll show you something. I know you will love this!
I followed him to the office curiously. M turned off the lights in the room. I saw a full moon hanging outside the window. She was like a lady, dignified and generous, with a soft glow on her silver-plate face, watching us silently.
Wow! What a clear, holy moon! 🌕
At that moment, the moonlight seemed to brush my cheek gently, and her slightly cold fingertips reminded me of love and made me believe in the true meaning of love again.
Thank you for showing me this wonderful moon! You are so nice. I love you, Schatz (Sweetheart in German)!
I couldn’t help, but sincerely said to M.
You’re welcome! Sometimes I am nice 😉. I love you too, Schatz!
M winked at me exaggeratedly.
Sweet sweet a gentle kiss A touching heart that’s what I need You ask me how much I love you Reads my heart the moon shines through
I used to hide behind the moon, but now I can come out. 😃
Thank you for reading! Do you say to your partner “I love you” often? 😜
This story is the response to the October 3rd prompt “The amazing moon is a gift of nature” by Dr. Preeti Singh. Thank you for this wonderful prompt!
A big thank you to the “Reciprocal” team for their hard work and effort 😘!
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