Ode to the Night Birds

ODE TO THE NIGHT BIRDS
People say often, each morning brings new hope into life, but the story is different for so many people like me. I am a night bird and I have been so from my child hood. I still remember when I was about six or seven, waking up in the night and lying silently in the bed and staring into the ceiling and just enjoying the quietness of the Night. It is so refreshing; the silence of the night, but many will disagree. My Dad would say mornings are refreshing, but not for me.

Night is the time when the mechanics of the world come to rest. All things that happen during the day come to a stop. It is a different time, everyone just relaxing. Just the thought that it is night brings relief into so many people’s mind. Everyone goes to sleep putting their worried minds to rest. How wonderful is God’s creation! He seems to be giving us opportunity to start fresh each day isn’t it?

I wake up at night sometimes and I feel so restless. I then walk out of bed and do something which I like. Things only I like. No one is around to tell me what I should be doing. I could watch a movie, or listen to a song with my head phones on. I can think without the burdens of the day. I can just breathe in the silence and just be happy. Sleep is precious but occasional night out bring me freedom. They make me think of who I am as a person. Without the society deciding how I should do things or behave. There is no one around to judge, and that means I am what I am.

I talk incessantly and I am tired of friends and family telling me to just shut up. But I do enjoy silence, may be more than anyone else. The undisturbed state of bliss where I am just content being what I am. Time can never come to a standstill but nights can make us feel so. Only a night bird can understand what that means. One can read a book without thinking of anyone ringing your door bell. A housewife can relax and watch a movie without the worry of managing her chores properly. A worried student can regain confidence overnight and people take life changing decisions overnight. So vast are the possibilities of night time that its potential sometimes is under estimated.

I remember times when I and my roommates would just sit together and chat whole night only to go to bed at the crack of dawn pulling the blanket tight over the head. It was fun and we did that often over the weekends. The reality of life turns us into responsible adults but it is the night which sometimes gives us the chance to be carefree isn’t it? And yes, most of us need a break and only God knows what we detest the most about daytime. What I hate most about mornings is the task list of things to be done. The burden of adulthood and all the cares of the world streaming into my mind the moment I open my eyes. For those of you who like having early morning cup of tea or coffee with fresh news this will never make any sense. But I am writing this for those who are like me, those who like waking up and wondering about immense possibilities of the coming tomorrow.

Freedom that is what the nights give me. And I believe everybody wants a lot of it to be happy in life. We like to be on our own, do things which we like, not be disturbed and be peaceful. If one night-out can bring all this then so be it. I suggest this remedy to all who never tasted it - Be a rebel just one Night. Wake up when world sleeps and sleep when the world wakes up.