The End Of My Day
My favorite hour is the one just before I go to sleep.
This hour is usually around midnight. At this hour, most things have
come to a standstill, This is the quietest moment of the day. Traffic
is at a minimum. There is little roaring of engines and the honking of
car horns. Almost everyone has gone to bed and there are few sounds of
human activities.
total silence gives me peace. The hustle and bustle of the day is left
behind and one enters the realm of almost complete calm. It has a
relaxing and healing effect on the mind. The hurts and slights of the
day which one has received in one’s encounters with others are erased.
This
is also the hour during which I can reflect on what has happened during
the day. I can analyze events and the actions I have taken in response
to these events with a clearer mind.
Was
I acting a bit hastily when I agreed immediately to friend’s request?
Did I hurt my belove’s feelings by not giving him the solace he was
asking for? Couldn’t I have said something differently from the way I have said it?
A thousand and one thoughts enter my mind and the quietest hour of the day gives me a chance to reflect on them.
This
hour also indicates the end of my day’s labour. It signifies the end of
my daily contribution to the world in terms of amount of work done and
the number of good deeds I have performed. It gives me a good feeling
when I keep a tally and find that my good deeds outnumber my bad.
This
hour also tells me that having made my contribution to the world it is
time for me to rest. My mind needs the recharging and my body needs
that rebuilding that only sleep can bring about. Just before I drop
into dreamland, I always count my blessings.
Am I not blessed with a loving and close-knit family?
Don’t I have helpful and caring friends? Don’t I have a good job? Most of all, am I not still alive and in possession of good health?
Counting
my blessings imbue me with great happiness and peace and it is in this
euphoric state of mind that I drop off into dreamland at the end of my
day.
