I’ve always preferred Sunsets over sunrises on beaches. Of course, being lazy enough to not get off the bed early, is one reason.However, the bigger reason is “the sense of completion” that they bring along with them.
Sunrises bring-in a certain pseudo-optimism and they help you in envisioning aspects which you’d like to see a change in. A list of to-do things that you would want to better, a range of motivation-filled emotions and a will to achieve something. But everything is still a “plan” which is not always what we end up doing.
Sunsets are not about the goals or ticking off any to-do lists. It doesn’t believe in any evaluation process. It tells you, “It’s okay. Tu ab chill maar”. It is that friend of yours, who will say, “Abey theek hai.. Sab theek hojaega” even when you’re in deep trouble. Sunset knows your troubles but it just wants you to relax. If you achieve something, good. Good, even when you didn’t.
Of course, we need the sunrises as well as the Sunsets. But then, we always have a favorite. Don’t we?