E'en the Past Enjoy

Every sun sets. Every tree eventually loses its leaves. Every book ends. Every moment changes.

But if the sun never set, we'd never see it rise. If the tree never lost it's leaves we'd never see it bloom. If the book never ended, there'd be no "happily ever afters". It's true that every moment changes. But with each end, there's a new beginning. 

And yes, sometimes the sun rises on a cloudy day. Sometimes trees don't bloom as beautiful as the year before. And some books don't have happy endings. But the great thing is, it's a cycle. The sun will eventually set again. The tree will eventually lose its leaves again. And there will always be another book. 

Sometimes it's hard to let the sun set when the day has been so beautiful. It's hard to believe that any day could be as beautiful as the one you just had. 

But then again. If we never had cloudy days, we could never dance in the rain or see the lightning or hear the thunder. We'd never have that moment when we're lost in God's power. 

"For he lives twice who can at once employ

The present well, and e'en the past enjoy."

-Alexander Pope