Early Rise
I do not
remember since when I started on rising very early in the morning, sometimes, I
am up by 4am, and find myself hard to go back to sleep. My body reacts to the natural light ever more. Before the sun appears to the horizon, I am
fully awake, anxious to get up to start the day. Like those
boisterous little creatures outside my balcony, I begin to move around
restlessly, have my tea or coffee, practice yoga, take a shower, cook a nutritious
breakfast, pack my lunch, dress for work, and by 7:30am, I am ready to leave
for the office. I perform each task with
ease, no need to rush given that I have ample time to carry out each individual
chore.
Even in the
weekend, I do not skip those routines; instead I deliberately take my time to
do each task with precision. I scrupulously
make my hardboiled egg just the right texture, with a runny yolk and perfectly
cooked egg white. I exercise yoga more laboriously,
enjoy the relaxation from an empty, aimless floating mind, as a result, a weeklong
pressure from work slips away. After a
deliciously bath, look at the mirror and happy to see what the exercise has
done to my body. After that, I have a
whole day to walk around my neighborhood, visit a friend, follow the four mile
run river to its source, pick some wild flowers home, shop at the market for some
fresh fruits and vegetables, return home and prepare a hearty meal. Soon, the sun sets, and the day is over.
The only drawback
of this early rise is, when the moon emerges from the East, my body reacts to
it as well. By 10:00pm, my eyelids turn
so heavy that I have to lie down. Before
long, the screen of my TV becomes a blur; I no longer can concentrate on the
program. Crawling to my bed, within a
minute, I fall into a dream of happiness.
If someone has a camera, it will definitely capture the contentment of
my face.
Perhaps I have
becoming a cave man, or a cave woman, rise when there is light, find a shelter
to hide when darkness is upon me. After all,
what is the point of creating an artificial light, exert myself in an unnatural
environment and perform tasks that are totally unnecessary.
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