The Conversation of the Little Moon and the Boy

Boy: Hello Moon! Why are you so high above?

Moon: It’s so that I can light up everyone’s way below at night.

Boy: Why does it have to be at night?

Moon: Because the sun guides the day.

Boy: Why can’t you be the sun?

Moon: Because I want to be the moon.

Boy: Why do you want to be the moon?

Moon: So that I could shine at night.

Boy: Why do you want to shine at night?

Moon: Because the night is when I shine the brightest.

Boy: Does that mean that the sun does not shine the brightest at night?

Moon: No, because the sun does not rise at night!

Boy: Why can’t it rise at night?

Moon: Because then it would have to be a moon.

Boy: Is the moon the only thing that rises at night?

Moon: No, the stars shine with me.

Boy: Isn’t the sun a star?

Moon: Yes it is.

Boy: Then why can’t it shine at night like all stars do?

Moon: Because then it would have to be dark during the day. Dear boy I tell you this, I shine because of the sun for it gives me little light and without it I tell you that the night would surely be dark.

Boy: You know what moon?

Moon: What is it?

Boy: I like you better than the sun!

Moon: Really? But, why? Can’t you see how weak my light is?

Boy: Oh I see it clearly. Your light is weak but you are not. When I see you at night, it seems like I’m staring at a firefly struggling to survive. I like you more because despite the weakness, you try to shine with all might. Despite the starts that outshine you, you recognize the weakness of your shine and its dependence with the sun yet all you worry about is if you shine enough for me tonight. And you know the best part?

Moon: What is it my dear boy?

Boy: Your shine never falters to amaze me because I know that behind your beautiful shine, your scars silently lie.

The boy smiled to the moon and the moon smiled back and shone the brightest that night.

The moon always fascinates me which gave me the inspiration to create this short. I would usually compare myself to the moon because despite the struggles, I try to shine in my own way. It is the moon that gives me the courage when walking in a dark alley at night. And it is the moon that accompanies me when I cry myself to the skies alone at night.