It was a warm summer night, and I had been lying in bed for what seemed like hours, unable to sleep. “What’s the point?” I got out of bed, put my robe on, and went downstairs, where I poured myself a drink and walked out onto the outdoor deck. I left the lights off and sat on the steps to take in the night’s sounds and view the country sky in all its star-lit glory, hoping that the sounds of the warm summer night might lu...