The Contemplation of the Stars
When it is a beautiful starry night Mr. Palomar says, “I must go and look at the stars.” That is exactly what he says–”I must”–because he hates waste and believes it is wrong to waste the great quantity of stars that is put at his disposal. He says “I must” also because he has little practical knowledge of how you look at the stars, and this simple action always costs him a certain effort.