Orion's Belt

Have you ever stared up (sorry about the pun) at the night sky on a clear, cold night? Wondered what else is out there 6 or 700 light years away? Or better still have you ever looked up at the night sky while holding the hand of the one you love? Years ago I pointed to Orion's Belt with a young woman from Germany, and told her whenever I saw it in future I would think of her, I still do. Years later, as an old soul I met another woman from Germany, we were friends for a while, then we lost touch. I told her about Orion's Belt, and about picking it. She said nobody had ever done that for her. Like a fool I never took the hint, but if I had a second chance I would have chosen the plough to remind her of an Irish plough Jockey. Last week my son's German girl friend flew back to Germany. After collecting him from the house she stayed at, we drove home, I wondered would they ever see each other again. It was late, after midnight and as I let the dogs out I looked up at the night sky. The clouds parted, and revealed Orion's Belt. I wondered what sort of incomprehensible power is this?