"The Star" -- Arthur C. Clarke

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Science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke reads his noted "Christmas" story. Wow.

[Biophilic]

1. I remember reading this story when I was a teenager.

I loved Clark because he always asked me to stretch my brain a bit and see the world in a slightly different version.

[frogstar0]

2. Me too.

Made me see about how cosmic events were about way more than what we see on earth.

[Orrex]

3. That's probably in the top 3 of Clarke's greatest short stories

Lovely and haunting. Thanks for posting!

[ChazInAz]

4. I agree.

Other favorites were his off bear "White Hart" sto4ies.

[Orrex]

7. "The Sentinel" will probably always be my favorite of his short stories

But his White Hart tales are a real treat! I especially love "Critical Mass" and "What Goes Up."

[Swede]

5. I read this story in my youth. Today it has remined me of the Star Trek Next Generation story "The Inner Light"

The Inner Light is also a story of a civilization condemned to die, that knew what was coming. So they reached out to tell someone of their life. It was such a hauntingly beautiful, sad story. They wrote music for the episode, that was also sad.

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[erronis]

6. Clarke had a much more interesting life than I might have imagined. A good person.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke