And Then There Was Night

Here's the post I promised! It's about my love of night, so I hope you like it. It was an essay we did for class and the subject was "This I Believe". So basically you had write about something you believed in. The subjects ranged widely in our class such as belief in music, religion, sports, ect. Everyone honestly did such a great job and there were a couple of tear jerkers. Leave comments and tell me what you believe in! 

This I believe “the darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer to God.” I am a true lover of the night and of the elegance it possesses. I have heard the saying time and time again that “nothing good ever happens at 2 a.m.” and I realize this to be true in many situations but not all. Nights are unique in the fact that people are able to put their masks away and let their guards down. Some of my best conversations have happened because of the stillness that the night provides. When I’m on the cusp between sleeping and willing myself to stay awake, is when I feel most alive. I believe that in the night the façade that I tend to put up vanishes away. Some of my favorite conversations have happened in the night. I remember the time I stayed up till 5 in the morning with my best friend Sarrah and we just talked about anything and everything. I honestly can’t recall what was said but frankly that doesn’t matter, because the moment is forever stamped in my mind. Even since then, the night has brought our friendship closer together as we discussed the troubles of the world and the people who cause them and because of this Sarrah knows that I have her back and I know that she has mine.

The night has provided me with the biggest escape. Most nights, especially in the summer time, I can be found outside lying under the twinkling stars feeling the crisp cool air hit my skin while the gentle breeze flows. In these moments I truly feel at peace and I know that despite the absurdity that is this world, even if only for a fleeting moment, everything is the way it should be. It is in the dark of night that I feel connected to the Creator. For me, when I am connected with the beauty that is nature, away from the creations of man this is when I feel closest to God in the presence of His master piece.

Besides the personal side of night and the beauty that it provide, I have always felt that there is something adventurous about the night. As Robin Mckinley so aptly said “Everything was an adventure at night, when you were where you shouldn’t be, even if it was somewhere you could go perfectly well in daylight, and it was then only ordinary.” I can’t even count the many adventures that I’ve had that have been exemplified by the night. Nights spent walking on the beach with only the moons reflection on the water to guide me. The outings to get frozen yogurt right before the store closes. Nights spent watching baseball games, playing corn hole, night fishing, or driving up to the foothills with my brother to sit and watch lunar eclipses.

I believe that nights are good, that they are reviving, and that even the darkness can be revealing. I believe in new experiences and friendships that grow in the night. I know that most nights I find myself thinking “How did it get late so soon” as I watch the moon rise slowly in the sky.