Thinking about the moon

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I was thinking last night about the power of the moon. We all know it controls the tides with its gravitational pull. When the oceans face the moon they are pulled towards it, and high tide occurs. Animals seem to be affected by the moon too. Jackals, wolves and dogs will sit and howl at the moon. It is a very creepy, lonely sound, echoing into the night air. I have a friend who gets terrible migraine headaches during a full moon. She doesn't have to know when it is full moon - her headaches tell her, and she can be incapacitated for a few days. I've noticed that young children's behavior often changes during a full moon. Just ask any full- time caregiver! Obviously behavior in the general population changes too, with the lunar cycle. There must be a reason why people with mental health problems who acted out were at one time referred to as "lunatics." I've heard of many other situations in which the moon appears to have a mysterious power over our earth and its inhabitants. I don't know if most of them are superstition, or whether they are scientifically documented. All I do know is, a full moon is awe inspiring, mysterious, and makes you wonder about the connection between it and us. We know now it's not inhabited, and that's a shame. I always used to find comfort in the thought that a man in the moon was looking down upon us in a benign way. Heaven knows, SOMEONE needs to look down on us. Wars make our world a very sad place at the moment. And I know we can't blame the full moon.