I was showing my sister this picture that I took at our family reunion on Moloka'i two years ago. She looked at the picture and commented, "Wow, that is a beautiful sunset."
I reminded her that we were on the east end of the island, which meant that this was actually a sunrise and not a sunset. That sparked a conversation about how difficult it is to tell the difference between sunrise and sunset with just a quick glance. You actually have to watch it for a few minutes to tell which way the sun is going.
Life is a lot like that too. Sometimes we don't really know if the sun is setting or rising in our lives because it totally depends on the perspective we choose. When we lose our desire to be creative, the energy to physically move around and the self-esteem to see ourselves as growing and expanding, we definitely see the sun going down on our lives. People who always choose to see their lives as the "sunrise" don't pay attention to how old they are, don't feel limited by their past mistakes and see the future as a great opportunity and not something to do while you're waiting to die.
Look at the picture again. It's a sunrise. And it happens every day.
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