The beauty of the night is incredible. With the sun out, life is an endless race. Cars are honking, people are yelling, phones are ringing, and machines are working at full capacity. The speed of the world is faster than the world can keep up with from sunrise until sunset we're stuck in that never-ending chase of work, errands, noise and continuous movement.
At the end of every day, though, the world begins to slow down. Those same streets which were once bursting with the energy of restless people are now quiet. Traffic is easier, the air is softer, and even the wind whispers as opposed to rushing.
Night time has always been my favorite for that exact reason. Once the noise disappears, peace becomes audible. The world slows down and so do we. You almost don't hear the horns of the cars or the whining of the train; it's as if the earth took a deep breath. The night brings its own sense of peace, it is a language of silence and soft air. That is when I feel the most alive not due to the energy of the night, but the calmness of the night.
When night falls my ideas are free flowing. I reflect on where I have been, I think about where I am going, and I re-imagine all of the possibilities. Thoughts that had been clogged by the distraction of the day begin to flow. Night time is void of pressure and competition, there is only me, myself, and my thoughts. The night provides a clear view of what is important; it rids us of distractions and allows us to clearly see ourselves and our own minds.
It is in this silence that many of us will find the answers we didn't know existed within the chaos of the day. In the quiet, creativity is born and we become more aware of who we are and what we want to achieve. The night shows us that peace is not simply the absence of noise, it is the presence of awareness. It is the moment that the world stops moving so we can hear our own heartbeat and listen to our dreams call back to us. This is why the night means so much to me, it is not dark, it is clarity surrounded by calm.