What If Our World Was Different?

⟶Do you know that feeling when you and everything around you is so peaceful?

A few nights ago, I decided to take my dog for a walk. During this time I was able to watch the sunset. As I was walking back, the street lights came on and I took in my surroundings.

Above me the stars were getting brighter, the air was growing colder, and the street as a whole was becoming more serene. My words alone couldn't describe the feeling of peace as all my worries quickly washed away.

In the midst of this experience, I became more aware of the idea that at a certain time of the day everything slowly starts to drain, like water drains from a full bathtub. How crazy is it that as humans we are trained to wake up in the morning and start shutting down as the night approaches.

What if the world was the opposite of what we know now? What if we woke up at night and then went to sleep in the morning? Think about going to school or work at night time, how would our lives change? Would car lights and streetlights work, or would we be accustomed to seeing in the dark?

Our lives would be so different but we would never know it since that way of living would be normalized. It is surreal to think about how one decision or formality could change the way we live and see the world today.  

If my dog had never been given to me, this blog post may never have existed. I wouldn't have walked him, seen the sunset, or noticed its huge impact on myself and those around me. Even to this day, there are still many things that all of us will never know or experience.

⟶How does something so calming turn into a realization of how one decision could change our lives forever?