Sunday, January 22, 2012

and the sun keeps shining

I've always loved the sunlight. The way it brightens up the day. How the whole world can change by just a shift of the sun. Like at dawn. Or when the sun sets. The sky is brilliant palette of colors, and the earth just seems to pause and take a deep breath. And at that moment, anything can happen. At that moment, you're invincible. That one second shows us that not everything is what it seems. If you just shift yourself, if you just remove yourself for a moment and look at the big picture, you can see what a miracle we're living in. No one is stopping you from doing anything.

If you think of the sun in scientific terms, it is merely a giant orb of fire. Not very magical, right? And you can choose to live your life as though the sun is just a giant orb of fire, or you can try something new. You can see the sun as a magnificent candle, leading us into the future. Or maybe it's a fireplace, keeping us warm and comforting us on the days that seem impossible to get through.

The same can be said for every single thing on this planet. On a cloudy day, when the sun is taking a rest, one may feel sad and cranky. Without our fireplace and our magnificent candle to help us through the day, how can we survive. Well, look up. Those clouds are a blanket come to comfort you. Wrap yourself in them and feel that surge of happiness.

When it rains, it's simply to remind you that it's okay to be stop being strong and acting to impress. If you need to cry, the rain sets the mood. If you feel like dancing, then go outside and dance in the rain. It's here to relieve you.

I've always loved the sunlight. The way it brightens up the day. And I've always loved life. The way it can suddenly change. Nothing is planned. Nothing is expected. It just sneaks up on you. Just like the light of the sun can sneak up on you in a picture. You weren't expecting those rays to be there, but they simply decided to show up. So you take another picture, and there's no unplanned for beams of light. But then you realize that the first picture looked better. It wasn't what you were expecting, but it turned out amazing just the same. You just had to stop for a moment and see it.

~otw

Saturday, January 21, 2012

it surrounds us everywhere

What
is 
beauty?
Is it looks?
Or the way you feel?
Can you touch it, smell it, see it?
Can you taste it or hear it? Or is it different?
Is it that small, yellow flower,
standing near the road?
Do you know?
Does anyone
know?
Beauty
is


everything.

~otw