Sunset

When it is sunset, most of us are awake to see it. Unlike the sunrise, which can only be seen if we wake up early enough, the sunset can happen while we’re driving home, exercising, walking outside, or just gazing out the window.

The only thing we need to do is pay attention to it. Gaze at it. Take notice of its effect on us as it changes our mindset for the rest of the day. We start to think about dinner, and all the things that must take place before calling it a day and going to sleep. And on the weekend, the sunset shifts our thinking to nightly events (i.e. going to a concert or to the movies).

One of the most wondrous things is to see the sunset during a drive home. The experience is like watching a landscape disappearing. When it happens, it’s as if the waning light is hiding the roads, buildings, and road signs that were once clearly visible during the day. Soon, they are enveloped by the sunset’s rays.

When the sun is setting, the sky burns with an array of colors, permeating the landscape with red and orange hues that seem to spread out like wings. For just a few brief moments, we get a chance to see the brilliance of nature’s aesthetic, and each day, it’s never exactly the same.

The lights of buildings begin to shine through windows, and lamp posts and traffic lights dot the streets as the night falls. But they’re no match for the brilliance of the sunset, which paint the last image of the day.