Making a wish when seeing a shooting star is a traditional practice. Yet can the shooting stars make your dreams come true? While there is no conclusive evidence, several people have suggested that this might happen. What’s more, it’s pretty hard to spot a shooting star, but some people say that if you get it properly, the world will grant you your wish.
First, What Are Shooting Stars?
Shooting stars are also recognized as falling stars. So they’re not stars at all. They are, in reality, called meteoroids. The spectacular sky display of flashes of light that you can see at night is produced by tiny pieces of dust and rock that, close to Earth, enter the atmosphere at dazzling speeds, then fire up, shine then burn out.
In fact, the occurrence of meteor showers is very common, but not always visible. These arise as the Planet moves through the debris trail left by a comet when it orbits the Sun. This implies as the World moves through an area that is specially packed with dust and rocks.
People Say That Their Wishes Did Come True
If it’s the ability to believe in it, or actually the product of the “law of attraction,” many people believe it works. In fact, many cultures across the globe have believed in the influence of the stars since ancient times, when they were used to describe all kinds of things.
Legend has it that the wish on a shooting star makes the dream come true. It is assumed that it began in Europe when the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, about AD 127-151, wrote that Gods sometimes, out of wonder, sometimes boredom, stared down at the world from between the spheres, and stars would escape out of this space, becoming apparent as shooting or dropping stars. When the Gods are looking at us at such a time, they seem to be more open to any requests we make!
The Greeks, however, fathomed the shooting stars with rising or falling mortal souls, while Jews and Christians claimed that they were fallen angels or demons.
Tips for the next time you go star-gazing:
- Keep a wish handy, always.
- Recall Murphy’s law. The second you look away from the sky, there will be a shooting star.
- The instant you see a shooting star, you’re going to aim it impulsively and yell ‘Shooting Star! ‘Save this for later. The wish needs to come first.
Reference: https://curiosifymagazine.com/en/can-shooting-stars-really-make-your-wishes-come-true/
https://the-shooting-star.com/wish-upon-a-shooting-star/
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