Two galaxies, for reasons unknown, are drawn toward one another with such extraordinary force in the vastness of the universe. Astronomical, physical, and mathematical explanations aside, this is quite simply love. Just as two people, for reasons they cannot explain, are caught in each other’s gravitational pull and fall in love.

Who knows how long this attraction between the galaxies has endured, how their longing has gone on and on, and how the day of their reunion has never seemed to arrive?

Silken nebulae, rippling in every shade of blue, have struggled to reach that long-awaited day, while blazing oranges have burned without cease, fueling the force that draws them together.

Both, driven by the same instinct and the same desire, have swept up the stars around them as they moved ever closer to one another, until…

There it is. That moment. That tremendous collision… No, not a collision. This is the moment of reunion.

How vividly the joy of their meeting can be seen! Flame-colored fires scatter from the surfaces where they touch. Blue nebulae sway with happiness.

At last, you have found each other. This, too, is your destiny.

How long will this love endure, I wonder? And in the end, who will transform into whom?

As our elders used to say, “I may not live to see it, but…”