sunset

January 3rd 2022

About twenty minutes ago, my mom called me to come downstairs and look outside at the sky. It was an incredible sunset. The sky was filled with bright pink, purple, and orange. I hadn’t seen a sunset this incredible in a while. It was something that I wanted to take a picture of. As I took different pictures from different angles, I noticed how rapidly the sky was getting darker, and the beautiful bright colors were fading away. Just a few minutes later, the sky is completely black. There is nothing left behind of what was the beautiful sunset. There is no trace left that would suggest that the sky had once been so bright before.

I think that this situation can best represent life. Moments that are so wonderful and rare happen so quickly. These moments are amazing to live through, but quickly leave and we are left back in the darkness. A few months ago I asked, “Why is everything temporary?“ Feelings of happiness, certain memories, friendships, many things are only temporary and once they are over I reset back to a feeling of confusion and depression. One of my friends responded to this question with “the fact that everything is temporary gives the good things meaning.” Although it is unfortunate that the great moments are so short, it gives us something to look forward to. Sometimes it is hard to think that another great moment will ever come. Seeing this sunset however, was unexpected and one of the great things life has to offer. Even though it lasted such a short amount of time, I am glad I was able to experience it, just how I am glad I have been able to experience past memories and friendships, that no longer are there. It gives me hope that the next great moment that I will experience, might not be so far away in the future.

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