Sunsets
My favorite part of the day is laying on the couch, thinking and watching the sunset. It’s something I’ve done for many years now and less so recently. I don’t know why I’ve always been so drawn to the sun, even since a young age when I would wake up just to watch it rise in the early mornings.
Today as I lay on the couch in the orange sun beams, drinking a delicious spiced apple beer I began to think about my life. The tree branches were black as they stood against the blue sky with wispy orange and white clouds surrounding them, a picture couldn’t do it justice, nor a video. It was a moment that only I had and that I cannot rightfully share. That made me think about my past, growing up, and my family. I expect sometime in the future I will have to tell all of these things to my future girlfriends, my future wife, and my future children and friends. I feel like the more I tell it the better I will be at picking out the more important information but I don’t think I can rightfully tell my story and express how I felt at the time. Maybe one day, but not yet.
The Dark
A few nights before we were watching TV and the power went out. Instantly me and my dad turned on the fireplace and lit some candles for light and heat. For an hour or so we talked and eventually my brother and his gf joined us. It was nice, and felt natural. It made me realize that a world without electricity is not that far away. And that sometimes even the smallest technology has a drastic influence on our culture. If you don’t believe me try to live a few days without electricity. Go somewhere far away where such things are not available or not easily used. You’ll see what I mean, just realize that’s what life is really like underneath our society. We are but people, humble and simple, I think it’s important we don’t forget that.
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