Just Write

I do not wish to feel sad at the sun setting in the sky, descending in crimson waves of beauty that wash over the world. I do not want to miss its ever shining presence, its welcome peace, its dependable way of standing solemn amongst the clouds. Rather, I wish to take joy. For I know that while the darkness may wash over the light world I once knew, I will get to take part in the wondrous act that is the sunrise. I have the most beautiful privilege of knowing that whatever may happen during the night, I have the pinks, the reds, the yellows of the morning star to look forward to. I have the calmness that comes with knowing that the world is good, the world is beautiful, and it is mine to see. The world is mine to love, to watch, to live in. I refuse to feel any sense of loneliness as one of my great friends descends for the night. Rather, I look forward to the emergence of my other friends, the twinkling stars who blink in the vast emptiness, who have sworn to keep me company until my sun wakes up once more. And thus, here I shall wait, peaceful in the lifelong wait for light.

The world may always be at our backs, our throats, attempting to drown us in the bustle and noise that existing requires. There is always so much to worry about. Jobs, friends, families, and so much more. There will always be something that threatens to consume our minds, that tries to take over our resolve, that longs for the day we simply give up trying to overcome the busyness. And yet, I think to myself, how on earth can it drown me? For I look up to the sky and see so much of the world that is vast, and unassuming in its innocence. We may be trapped down here, where the world can be dark, unsettling, and

strewn with worries of the human mind, but our eyes are not. And so I say, let your eyes wander. Let them wander to the vast sky, the ever hanging sun, the colony of stars that exist from God’s great hand, for our time here is short, and I wish to love every sunset I am blessed to see. I do not make the claim that I don’t feel the drowning in the back of my throat, only that there are so many things in this world that dry up the torrential downpour of fear. And so, I will continue to strive for the calmness, the peace, and the beauty that I see with my own two eyes each and every day.