The term "scintillation" in literature is employed in a richly varied manner, capturing both literal flashes of light and the fleeting sparks of emotion or thought. In evoking a physical brilliance, authors describe the twinkling of distant stars or the gleam of a luminous object—as when a night sky is “skinned with ice” revealing the scintillation of light against a vast darkness ([1], [2]). At the same time, its metaphorical use paints subtle portraits of character or sentiment, such as a “scintillation of humane feeling” barely emerging amidst adversity or a mischievous glint in someone's eyes ([3], [4]). Even in contexts that lean toward scientific precision, the word underscores the dynamic, ephemeral nature of light phenomena, linking the poetic with the empirical ([5], [6]). This versatility makes "scintillation" a word that bridges the observable world and the inner landscapes of the human experience.