The Sand In My Eyes
Personal memory by Oswaldo Plazola
2010 CE • Qatar
"If there's one thing that I loved about living in the Middle East for half of my life is the deserts. Every time my family planned to go out of the major cities and to the outskirts of the countries, deep into the deserts, the night sky is something I always look forward to. The night sky is so beautiful, but we're slowly blinding it with our own ambition. I fear the day that not only the stars, but the moon disappears as well."
Image: Benh LIEU SONG via Flickr, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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