6:00 AM
“It feels like a dream. It’s a bright day indeed. Usually, I woke up at 5:00 AM, doing morning prayer, then going back to sleep. But this, this is different. I found something quite amusing. I found another hope”.
At 6:00 AM, the sun rises. Roosters are singing, people start doing things whether it’s their morning chores, morning jog, or reciting verses. But for me, I spent it by doing nothing or just sleeping away the time to wake up at 8. “Early birds get worms”. But I choose to take more time… to sleep.
It’s a sign of hope. After those dark days behind, I found another chance to continue living. Not only because there are a sufficient amount of ‘worms’, but also hopes are waiting in the line too. Whether it’s money, love, or power, basically everything that makes you feel better and will help you contribute more to society.
I think I found just the right moment. I found another job, even though I’m just a freelancer. But I think, it’s another supposed ‘worms’ I had to take. With that, I made a decent amount of money to pay the bills or just to treat myself to watch another comic book movie. Just recently, my parents told me that they’re proud of my current achievements, and encourage me to do better, which I oblige. I’m happy to see another smile in life, I’m happy to be myself, and I’m happy to be able to express myself in this direction.
Another form of hope has come in a much more different way. There’s someone who made me smile. Every day, I wake up just to cherish this moment. Though my days keep going like a turd in the wind, I still find some hope at the very end. And just like B.J. Thomas said, you can never stop the rain by complaining.
Since then, I always wake up with a renewed spirit. The world will be just fine, the storm will eventually calm down. I will survive for that smile. I will thrive just to see myself at the celebration. And I will be the better version of myself. I will cherish every ante meridiem I had. Morning hasn’t broken yet, it will shine, it will be fine.
