The pleasures of a quiet night.

THE PLEASURES OF A QUIET NIGHT

Few people would like to sit quietly at night in a lonely place and appreciate the beauty of the stillness and the darkness of night: I am one of those few people. From a young age I have had a fascination for the night and darkness. Something about the stillness and the darkness attracts me and I look forward to enjoy sitting still in the middle of the night, with only the darkness and the night creatures for company. I cannot think of a reason for this strange attachment. Weird? You are forgiven if you think so.

Once I sat at a beach at night to appreciate the beauty. I was alone on the beach as it was close to midnight. Even the courting couples who sat there whispering sweet nothings were gone. I sat on the beach and faced the sea. It was calm and the waves were gentle. The moon was a crescent and lay over the ocean like a luminous boat. It shone over the sea and in the distance I could see a lone fisherman. He was standing on his boat and rowing slowly towards me. The night sky was filled with stars and the water below appeared black like the sky. In fact in some places, it seemed as if the sky touched the sea or rather, as if they were one.

Undisturbed I watched the sea as the waves made gentle laps against the beach. I got up and walked along the sea to observe. As I walked along the beach I could hear tiny feet scurrying away; and I knew that they were little crabs. I felt a little regretful at intruding into their domain and whispered an apology. I looked into the water and saw little flashes of light and knew them to be tiny luminous creatures reflecting the moonlight.

Looking at the land I saw the coconut palms as they stood majestically against the beach. As I watch I heard a sudden ‘thud’ which startled me. I smiled in the darkness, as I saw the coconut bounce and roll into the sea. I saw it stop an inch from the water and then a gentle wave came and led it away. I looked at the coconut floating away and wondered where it would land and grow into a tree. “You must be proud of him,” I whispered to the tree who had contributed one more tree to Mother Nature.

Then I saw the fisherman, whom I had seen earlier,beach his boat and jump on to the land. Almost immediately he began to haul out his net and his catch. I smiled and waved to him and made my way to my car.

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