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The forgotten wonder of being alive

It always evokes tenderness the fact that, when the human being does not find words to describe what is happening, he renounces searching for them.

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In Esmelle, Ferrol, the Moon completely covered the Sun, and an impressive silence gradually covered the entire coast for seconds. The full beaches, the mountains where groups of people had gathered, the estates, the house balconies, the summer chairs in front of the caravans. The birds fell silent first, flying into their nests, and then there was only silence.

Out of emotion, out of astonishment, out of unusual beauty. It's always touching when, unable to find words to describe what's happening, humans suddenly give up searching, fall silent (finally), and watch with their mouths open in silence.

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