Anything Everything

The 24 hours that makes a day is divided into day and night, two contrasting characters, but are very much like the two sides of the same coin. The day is bright and clear, while the night is dark and mysterious. We are usually comfortable during the day. It is a common trend to be under the shelter of a roof before the night falls. Before the dawn of the Internet, night times were used for sleeping and some used a portion of it to complete the daytime works or for reading.

Unlike the day, the night has got a beauty and charm of it's own. As the last rays of sun disappear, a darkened sky is partly lit up by the moon and thousands of stars. That by itself is a spectacular sight. The numerous stars form many different constellations of varied shapes. They are beautiful and mysterious at the same time. They not only light up the night sky, but also fires the imagination of romanticists, scientists etc. As a matter of fact, it's the night sky that is more beautiful. It's the dark veil that the night puts on the sky that brings about her real beauty. Or, may be it's the other way round. The day puts on a bright veil and covers up the true beauty of the sky. I feel it like that.

The night usually instills fear in our minds. We are always afraid of the unknown. In the darkness of the night, almost everything is unknown. This may be the reason why many are afraid of the dark.

Like the sky, the jungle too is different at the night. Many animals find solace in their shelters, while the nocturnal hunters come out of their shelters to hunt.

Another characteristic of the night is the silence. Usually the night is silent, though the cities never sleeps. The silence and the coldness of the night usually sends a chill down the spine, if you are lonely. Even then, that silence has more meaning than all the sounds that are produced during the day. This silence can be soothing to many, and eerie to some others. The night is a set of contrasting characters.

Though day and night are siblings, they are like opponents. During the dawn, day wins and at dusk, night regains her reign. But, they have a little sister – twilight. She is the youngest and the most beautiful of the three. She is loved by both of them. She is nothing but beauty. She has the dark beauty of night and unlike the night is quite cheerful and lively, like the day. It's the time when birds return to their nests, for a good night's rest. Twilight paints the sky with bright and beautiful colors. Though she lasts only for a small time, she literally steals the show from her sisters.

P.S: M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite directors.