Days of PURPOSEFUL Thankfulness – Day #24

Note: Refer to day number 1 (July 25, 2015 post) if you don’t know what this is all about.

Natural Light. Imagine that it’s day time but there is absolutely no sun in the sky, even on a cloudy day there is no sun hiding anywhere in the sky. Now switch your vision to night time and imagine there are no stars in the sky however there is a moon. But without the existence of the sun behind that moon there is no difference between this completely dark night and the day that has no existence of the sun. What would define the difference between the night and the day? Could your mind even fathom such an existence? I am truly amazed at how everyday without fail the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. I am awed to see times when the moon is so bright in the sky with a backdrop of darkness and stars and YET the moon gives us no light but the sun behind it gives us the glow that we so admire. I am truly grateful for being able to flip a switch on the wall and get light. And I am grateful for the light poles that line the streets at night. But there is absolutely nothing like living on a planet that has a night and a day; just the right amount of light sits in the sky. Oh, and can you imagine what our skin would be like if we never had natural light? Yes, we can supplement but there is nothing like that natural vitamin D. Be grateful for the natural light we experience without even considering its benefits or what life would be like without it.