Daybreak

By Ma. Francesca Domenica Estrada

It opens the sky as if awakening from a long sleep. It points the canvas with hues of red, pink, and yellow, signaling a promising day ahead.

It is one of the many gifts given to us as we spend our days on earth. Life may not always be as bright as we expect it to be, but the sight of this utter beauty assures us of more bright days to come.

The dark night sky sweeps its clouds away to make way for morn’s coming. The air is soft and breezy, welcoming everyone who awaits its arrival. The sun, warm and bright and subtle, waits to kiss our skin with nature’s warmth. Birds of flight take wing, and flowers slowly open to beckon the wind to scatter their delicate scent. Man partakes in this early morning orchestra by waking after a deep, long slumber.

But does anybody ever appreciate the daybreak in this fast-paced lifestyle which everybody leads? Everything has to be methodical and on the move when daybreak strikes. For some, it comes as a signal to sleep. Others believe that daybreak means tardiness. And for some, it simply is a thing that goes unnoticed in this world of haste.

If life is a box of chocolates, then the daybreak belongs in the box. It is one of the most expensive pieces, yet it is simply wrapped in brown paper. Nowadays, we take things for granted, sometimes only for aesthetic value, appreciating them only when we need to and we tend to remember them only when they’re gone.

We contribute to destruction, yet we hardly notice what’s left with us.

Daybreak may seem mundane, but its beauty is still unsurpassed. It comes around everyday, we claim to have seen it, but the fact is -- we don’t.

So tomorrow, when the opportunity knocks, take it as a ticket to see one of the most beautiful films on show. When daybreak comes, let the air kiss your face, let the sunshine sparkle on your skin, and let nature’s symphony linger in your ears.
And let yourself finally realize that the best things in life are free.