Every morning is a new
promise. It is the beginning of the rest
of my life. It is the opportunity to
begin anew once again. To start the
journey again with the confidence that I can change what can be changed and
with the insight that I will accept what cannot be changed.
What makes a good morning
begins with the pre-dawn freshness of the cool air that distils through the
chinks in the window. The sun has not
risen yet. The lark has not only risen
but is on its wings. It whistles its
usual tune from its blissful height. The
tune may be usual but its meaning depends on my response to it. I choose to whistle back.
That’s what converts my
good morning to a gold morning. My
choice is the miracle worker. I choose
to smile rather than smirk. I choose to respond
rather than react. I choose to hope
rather than give up.
I set my value rather than
let others do it. I forgive myself and
others. I refuse to be a victim. I choose to carry on the journey. With renewed vigour. Start again.
The new dawn is the new promise. The new promise is the alchemising mantra.
The hurts of yesterday are
not just an old chapter in the present book; they belong to an old book. This morning, I begin to write a new
book. I know that this book too will
have its share of both joys and sorrows, agony and ecstasy, ennui and
buoyancy.
What transmute the good
morning to a gold morning are my choices, my attitudes, and the insights that
yesterdays have taught me. “The chief
beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance,” as Arnold Bennett
put it charmingly. The good morning
turns into a gold morning the moment I realise that there’s a whole day ahead
of me to use it whichever way I choose.
Gold is a matter of choice even as mediocrity is. The day is mine to convert into gold, in
short. It is there waiting for me, as
perfect as it is, spotless, waiting for my hands to craft it as I wish.
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And there are certain
things to start the day with, catalysing the conversion of the good into
gold. More mundane things than the
alchemising attitude. A steaming cup of
green tea, for example. What about a
good tooth paste and a matching brush?
They too matter. In fact, this blog post has been inspired by
one such morning accoutrement: Colgate 360°
Charcoal Gold.
asks the question what is it
about a morning that is great enough to alchemise it into golden. This post is my answer.
Very beautifully written, mornings are always special for me since they signify a whole new day of opportunities!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alok. And thanks to Colgate gift hamper for the inspiration.
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