The silence of the Saharan night is not empty.
It is thick with history. It weighs on your shoulders like a heavy wool blanket. When the fire dies down to embers, the stars become so bright they cast shadows on the sand. You realize then that your name, your job, your worries... they don't exist here. You are just a biological entity observing the cosmos.
This is what we mean when we say a trip takes you. It takes you away from your projected self.


