> I still find it very weird that people from the US make such a big deal about the ol' Aurora Borealis. Having grown up in northern Alberta, I basically grew up with the Northern Lights, and I really don't see what's so special about them.
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And I can't fathom being used to something like that. :) Ribbons of colored light dancing across the sky...

Actually, what this makes me wonder is: What makes one lose the "wow" factor with something? It's something I find interesting, and something that I haven't figured out. One of the weird things with me is that I NEVER lose the "wow factor" with ANYTHING. People have told me that that's a huge gift. I'll stop everything to watch the sunset, or watch the clouds. I can be brought to a halt even when I'm in a hurry by the play of squirrels or the tempting-nearness of hanging blossoms. I've seen all these things before, but the delight in them has never faded.

And then there are all the people who walk past without a thought. Don't they see it, I wonder? If they don't, why not? Is it all too familiar? Do they simply not care? My real life friends tell me I have a gift in seeing these things, that without me to point out the stars or the particular swirl of clouds in the sky they would never have noticed.

As for me, I can't imagine how living without noticing the wonder in a dandelion puff would be like.

Sosi"also wants to see the Auroras, of course :)"qui