As the last light of day faded, the old man stood in awe beneath the vast sky, where a hand of cosmic splendor reached out from the heavens. This was not a deity’s hand, but the universe itself, a manifestation of the infinite and the eternal. His journey had been one of seeking and understanding, and now, in this celestial vision, he found the ultimate expression of his quest — a path that led him to the understanding that divinity resides within the cosmos and within himself.