Lights lights everywhere.
Never to hold.
“Dad! Pick me up! I want to see.”
I looked at my daughter’s eager face. Her eyes were twinkling in anticipation of beholding the Lights in the Water. I picked her up and placed her on my shoulders. She let out a soft whoaaa. I don’t blame her. It was indeed a dazzling sight to gaze upon. Hundreds of lights floated in the water, bobbing up and down in the mild waves. My daughter tapped my head.
“What are the lights for?”
“Their purpose is to ward off spirits.”
“Dad, doesn’t that mean I can never go near those lights?”
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