The heat persists throughout the day, and even at night it does not relent. Outside it is more pleasant, yet inside t...

The heat persists throughout the day, and even at night it does not relent. Outside it is more pleasant, yet inside the house it is still nearly 30°C. On the late evening of such a hot day, I set out to take a walk and escape the trapped heat within my home. Twilight transitions into a tepid night. Having arrived at the top of the sports field, the world is shrouded in darkness. I walk deliberately slowly; in the distance lies a dark-red stripe across the horizon, each step on the gravel crunching. Then I stop, for I perceive them – the small luminous points. They glide silently through the night, between the bushes along the path’s edge and in the dense branches of the leafy trees. I walk only a few steps before I pause again and observe this beautiful spectacle, fascinated and in deep reverence. I cannot believe what my eyes are seeing. And then, on the far side in the tall grass of the field, dances a sea of small lights. It is breathtaking and moving – never in my life have I…