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We all know the cliche saying “the best things come when you least expect them.” Maybe it’s some sort of magic that happens when everything seems dull and dark around us, or maybe these “best things” are the things we ignore when we are not looking in the right direction at the right time. It was a freezing night in March, when I decided to skip my cozy, uneventful movie night and venture out to the icy port. I was finally living in the country of my dreams, Iceland, why on earth had I even considered staying in on such a clear night! After convincing my companion to drive me to the port, I set up my camera equipment at the beach and sat on the chilly beach. The hours went by, and it became more and more difficult to make my companion stay and not think of that warm bed. Once in a while I would let out a gasp at the sight of any light in the horizon to keep the excitement up. “Come on let’s go, we’ve waited for too long”, my friend friend sighed. And as if these were the magic words needed, the aurora appeared out of nowhere. It looked like someone had just turned the switch off and suddenly back on! The few people who were left at the beach started cheering. But nobody had prepared us for what happened next. The aurora moved from the fjords towards us, until it was right above us. The colors changed from green to purple and pink. We all let out a scream at the same time when the aurora appeared to be exploding, like a cosmic firework. We were looking at a so-called “crown”, and the whole spectacle was an aurora storm. My icelandic friend exclaimed “I’ve been living here for so long, how come I have never seen this?”. We all felt connected, we were all witnesses of this out-of-this-world-event. It is safe to say it was the purest joy I have felt in my life, and judging by the smiles on everyones faces, the couples holding hands tightly, the tender hugs between friends, I thought that we all realised how precious life is and the people that are by our side to share the magic with us.