The stars are the souls of your dead friends and family. The first ones you see are them.
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- When i was a kid I used to believe that smoke was dead souls floating around— Nick aged 8
- I used to think that watermelon seeds were dead soulsAnon
- I used to believe that the rays of sun coming through clouds were how God led newly dead souls into heaven.— Jenni
- When I was a child I used to believe stars were the dead people who we loved— Anaïs
- when i was little i thought that when we die we become stars and watch over our family that is still alive— josh
- when i was was little i thought that pop stars were stars in space would pop— roman honytoast