"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown."
We are used to seeing the stars pretty much every night, not taking in the mystery and miracle that they are. Thinking about how we would react if the stars only came out once every thousand years is what Emerson does. I think humankind would be scared and think something wrong was happening instead of being in awe. It's human nature to be scared of the unknown.
Sonja,
ReplyDeleteAs a reader, I am interested at your observation that "it is human nature to be scared of the unknown"--however, I was a little frustrated that you didn't write more in an effort to explain your own meaning. In future posts, try to push yourself to explore your own good ideas at greater length!