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Modern Ships

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No longer do stars guide us......
Another six word story. I was looking up at the stars tonight while waiting for the dog to pick just the right spot to pee and this popped into my head. Must be a variation of getting a visit from ones muse while sitting on the toilet. :XD:

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If I may, this is wrong. While it is true, that we rely on modern instruments, compasses and all that, it is still the stars that guide our path.
Does not the sun illuminate the path where we're going?
Does not the moon bring light into the darkness of night?
Don't the gravitational forces keep the world spinning and rotating, making all the wonders of nature possible?

To get back to the modern ships: Is it not the magnetic field...a gift from the planet we reside on and merely just another star in the star ocean...operate our compasses?
GPS is also only possible because of satellites, which allow computers to calculate where we are. Are they not the new stars that guide us?

And if you look into the night sky on a starry night...does your heart not feel a longing to see what lies beyond? So now tell me...how can you truly say that the stars no longer guide us?