On this second day of autumn, I was greeted with a beautiful sunrise display over the Washington Navy Yard, DC. Each one of these experiences is unique, and although they happen every day, I'm reminded that each and every one of them is truly a gift that should never be taken for granted.
If I live to be one hundred and twenty years old, I'll only have the opportunity to see 43,800 sunrises. That's quite a few, but I've already slept through more than my fair share of them. I understand that we all need our rest, but I can't help but think that I probably wasted some of those hopefully many but ultimately finite opportunities. No sense looking back with too much nostalgia (or even worse regret), but I'm glad I got out and experienced this one. Here's to hope for another one.
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| Sunrise over the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia |
If I live to be one hundred and twenty years old, I'll only have the opportunity to see 43,800 sunrises. That's quite a few, but I've already slept through more than my fair share of them. I understand that we all need our rest, but I can't help but think that I probably wasted some of those hopefully many but ultimately finite opportunities. No sense looking back with too much nostalgia (or even worse regret), but I'm glad I got out and experienced this one. Here's to hope for another one.
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