SO MUCH! I mean, how can one not enjoy (or at least like) such a masterpiece created for all of us to ooh and aah at as we hang out with friends, drive down the highway, or look out from our bedroom window? The colors, shapes, cloud formations are all so unbelievably amazing, whether it's in Italy, Knoxville, or wherever. Sunsets make us happy. Opinion? Maybe. Truth? Probably. At least for most people that I know.
I love sunsets not because of the colors or clouds, yet these make them much more attractive and appealing. I love sunsets most because of the mood that it creates and the moment that it allows for deep meditation and reflection about life and what is going on. Even in the midst of hanging out with friends, skipping rocks into a lake down the hill from a business park and behind a shopping plaza, I still am able to go off to the side, sit on a little tree stump and contemplate, staring at the pink and blue of the already setting sun. The flares of pink mixing with the dark blues of the oncoming night provide an amazing spectacle to gaze at with all the attention focused at myself. It's quiet. It's peaceful. It's (dare I say) perfect. Well, sorta. It's a product of perfection.
It's definitely a great gift to just sit and take all of it in under a beautiful sunset. The events that have happened over this past year have been so extraordinary that maybe it's necessary to sit and take it all in. There's so much! God has gifted me well to give me all the experiences, friendships, talks, etc. to the point I'm at today. It's quite a feeling. I can't believe this current chapter will end in a week and a half...
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