Bella Notte

The crowd anticipated the scenery they were about to witness. Everybody was excited beyond belief, a first for the country, and a first for the world. All of the people at the football grounds- doctors, businessmen, government officials, students, and more- deviated themselves from the usual weekday schedule to achieve not just a new record, but to attain inner peace to consequently bring world peace through the event that has taken place.

"We will now begin lighting the lanterns," the host exclaimed. Each pair picked up their designated lantern and with a lit stick, they set the circular disk at the bottom of the lantern on fire filling the entire thing with air.

"Ten!" anticipation was building up.
"Nine!"
"Eight!" everybody started shouting.
"Seven!"
"Six!"
"Five!" all of the people were on their feet.
"Four!"
"Three!" people start raising their lanterns
"Two!"
"One!" Simultaneously, the crowd let go of the lit paper lanterns. It was one of the most breathtaking moments ever. All of these little orbs were floating into the sky, lighting it up all at the same time.The lanterns danced gracefully with the wind, somehow they made an unfamiliar image. Unfamiliar, but it's one of the moments in your life that you can't help but appreciate. The crowd felt peaceful, calm. They sighed, gasped, lost their voice, or cried at the sight of the lanterns in the sky. The feeling was so powerful, nobody could hold it in.

And in that moment, that very short moment, no one thought about their problems, their shortcomings, their regrets, their mistakes- all they could think about was how magical this night had become because of the array of lights, and they wouldn't give it up for anything in the world.