We believe in mornings. Should we?

Mornings are magical for most of us (some of my friends who do their best work late in the night would disagree.)

As humans, we believe that mornings signify a fresh start. If you feel sick, the advice you get is “sleep it off, you’ll be alright in the morning.” If you feel sad, people around you would most likely say, “Get some sleep. Things will become alright.” Fighting an infection? The doctor would probably say the same thing – that things will be okay the next day.

For some reason, we believe that mornings will solve all our problems. We believe that it will give us better health, a better mind, and a fresh start over life altogether.

We’ve built routines around this time of the day, like drinking coffee, going for a run, doing yoga, meditating, and a ton of other things that come under the phrase ‘morning routine’.

It’s fascinating to see that the entire human race has pinned their hopes on a particular time of the day. I mean, nobody talks about a night routine as often as they talk about a morning routine.

I don’t want to ruin someone’s belief in things. I don’t want to be that person. Let mornings be the hero.

But, I have a slightly different perspective. It’s not the morning that’s magical. It is the night that heals us, calms us, and leaves us undisturbed from the otherwise chaotic world for a few hours. If you feel better in the morning, physically and mentally, then I guess all the credit should go to the night. The night is a long reset button that gives us the strength to get up and face the next day. To speak philosophically, to see light, you’ll have to face the darkness.

While half of the world is sleeping, hoping for a magical day, the night takes care of everyone without looking for anything in return. Celebrate the night like you celebrate mornings. Give credit where it’s due.