The reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon; the return of the Sun after a total eclipse, the rising of the Sun in the morning after its troublesome absence at night were noted by people around the world; these phenomena spoke to our ancestors of the possibility of surviving death. Up there in the skies was also a metaphor of immortality. Carl Sagan
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The reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon; the return of the Sun after a total eclipse, the rising of the Sun in the morning after its troublesome absence at night were noted by people around the world; these phenomena spoke to our ancestors of the possibility of surviving death. Up there in the skies was also a metaphor of immortality.These signs are seen as a sign that something good is about to happen. There are things that are meant to last forever. The sun comes up in the morning and so does your life, or something like that.

It’s said that in ancient times, people were often too busy surviving to consider what might happen when they died. So, when they saw these signs in nature, it meant something special was about to happen. And when they saw them again, it meant that they would see another sign.

They would see another sign when they saw one of these things happen again.

Source: Cosmos

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