Being out during the time that I am I find
it pleasantly enjoyable. The air is crisp. There is very little sound where I walk
except for an occasional vehicle driving by about two blocks from me. I do hear on occasion the sound of dogs
barking in the distance and I often wonder what could have disturbed them in this
early morning silence. There are times
when the lack of sounds is so profound that I think I can hear my own heart
beating as I continue to make my rounds on the track.
However, one of the best parts of the walk
that I enjoy is those few moments when the sun begins to rise over the horizon. I get a glimpse of those warm rays and then I
can feel them on my face. But just the
sheer beauty of the sun coming over that eastern horizon and then rising
towards the tops of the trees that are around my yard makes me begin to think.
This is the beginning of a new day. What exciting things are going to happen this
day that will be different from the ones before? With each new sunrise somewhere, there is a
baby born into this world. What will he
or she grow up to be? Perhaps this will
be the person who will make marvelous discoveries that will prolong the health
of humans! Perhaps they will be the one
who will unite the world?
With each new sunrise there is also
someone in the world who will be living the last day of their life. They may have a terminal illness that will
culminate on this day. They may be one
who will have their life taken by an unjustified act of violence. It may be that they will simply be in the
wrong place at the wrong time and their life will end.
Looking at that new sunrise, I realize
that somewhere in world there are people hoping that their life will change for
the better. Their living conditions will
improve, their family lives will improve, and they will find that things have changed
for the better for them. There will also
be those who will learn within this new day that things have changed for the
worse. Perhaps they will lose their jobs,
their marriage will end in divorce, their child will run away from home and so
many other numerous things that will bring heartache to their lives.
Spending a few simple moments each morning
looking at that new sunrise brings an untold number of possibilities to my
mind. How each will play out during the
day I will probably never know. But I do
know this, that each new sunrise, starting a new day of life will bring change! Some will experience small changes and others
will experience larger changes. For most
the changes will be somewhere in between.
As the many possibilities swirl through my
mind I realize that my walk is coming to its conclusion for the morning. I will have to await the next days walk to
see another sunrise and let the possibilities of that new day pour through my
mind. It seems with each new day comes
those new possibilities and often the changes that do occur are all up to us as
individuals. Will we make the changes or
not? That is the powerful question of
the moment. The reality of the answer remains
to be seen, because we’re only human!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"We're burning sunlight!'
(John Wayne "The Cowboys")
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