I often reflect on what I haven't expressed, and one thought stands out: the stars we observe are not truly the stars as they are now. Instead, we see the light that left them millions of years ago, which has traveled across space to reach us. This means our view of the stars is based on their past, not their present state.

I think about what I didn't say then, which is this: the stars we see aren't even real stars. We see the light that they gave off millions of years ago but that is only now reaching our eyes. We don't see a star as much as a memory. This idea highlights how our perception of distant objects is more like a memory than the current reality, emphasizing the indirect nature of our view of the universe.