The dawn of a new day is upon us. Opportunity is now here on a daily basis and it is up to each of us to take advantage of this moment, or waste it away in nothingness.
Problems and troubles abound in a world where war and terrorism dominate the headlines. Dirty politics and social warfare are the rule, rather than the exception. Though we have the capacity to feed and house the world, instead we prefer to protect our own turf; later finding ourselves surprised at how hunger kills so many indiscriminately.
What if each of us looked at the other as our brother giving a helping hand rather than chastising and reprimanding them?
What if we each began to look at the big picture of our brief time here on Earth, rather than being so protective of our own self interests?
Money, like the ocean, ebbs and flows. Similarly, our best friend may too one day move away and go. Loved ones will also go one by one, until one day, we will be the ones to go from this reality we call life to another reality yet unknown.
Like the rock, polished by the adversity of time, each of life’s little heartaches are no more than a bump in the road, making us better as we go. The game changes, we make adjustments and simply work our way through. Yet through all of our ups and our downs, there is one thing we can always count on…
A New Dawn will Come
Tomorrow, just before daybreak, the faint light of the sun will appear softly on the horizon, indicating the dawn of a new day. Within a matter of minutes, the darkest of nights becomes a magical wonder as the sun makes its entrance into a new day.
As the dawn of each new day breaks, consider each of the days in the billions of years the planet has in existence. In each case, the sun has peeked tenuously over the horizon before coming forth big, bold, and beautiful, giving each living thing the light and energy necessary to make it to another day.
Consider also, the darkness blanketing the world with so much terrible news. History is replete with stories which make our skin crawl at the evil nature some hold. Daily news stories strike awe throughout the world, as a select few take it upon themselves to wreak havoc wherever they go.
Yet through all of this, good tends to prevail over bad, truth over deception, and positivism over negativism. At times it seems we are too small to make much of a difference in this humongous, wondrous world. We often forget life does not consist in getting from here to there in one huge bound, rather being part of the show and sticking around.
We can each raise the banner of hope we have inside, bearing witness to the dawn of each new day, doing our best to play each in the very best possible way.
∞ Rob McBride ∞
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