It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Lyrics courtesy - U2
The start of the day. It is like god flashing his flashlight on this world. Everything is lit up and people are touched by the sun rays. To a scientist the day is a result of some cosmological movements. For a man of literature or imagination the morning brings in a new beginning. There is hope and expectations. The removal of darkness and the entry of light symbolize the end of ignorance and ushering in of knowledge. People still feel the Promethean myth haunting them.
The warmth and brightness that a morning offers to you is a treat for your body and mind. You feel rejuvenated and you feel exuberant because of this natural therapy. I have sometime wondered why humans wish each other good morning. It is indeed a good custom which recognizes the goodness in a morning.
Media houses have exploited this concept of saying and wishing good morning in an extensive way. Most of the English news channels produce programs with titles like –
Good morning India, Day break, News in the morning, Morning coffee hour, The Morning Edition. The program also will include some health tips bordering on Yoga, Meditation, Thought for the Day, guest speaker and even daily horoscope. It is also good to compare this ‘war of small screen images’ with the habit of a middle class Indian who starts his day reading the morning newspaper with a steaming cup of tea or coffee. Radio channels too fight for this morning ‘air space’ with radio shows reminding you that it is a bright sunny day. Vidya Balan’s character in the second installment of the modern day cinema parable of Munnabhai hollers good morning and wakes up 'Amchi Mumbai'.
I am sure that in spite of the attempts made by the media to ‘pollute’ our morning. The joy of waking up from our bed to listen to the chirping of birds, to feel the warm sun rays caressing our skin will remain very much a customized experience.
Oh what a feeling
The warmth and brightness that a morning offers to you is a treat for your body and mind. You feel rejuvenated and you feel exuberant because of this natural therapy. I have sometime wondered why humans wish each other good morning. It is indeed a good custom which recognizes the goodness in a morning.
Media houses have exploited this concept of saying and wishing good morning in an extensive way. Most of the English news channels produce programs with titles like –
Good morning India, Day break, News in the morning, Morning coffee hour, The Morning Edition. The program also will include some health tips bordering on Yoga, Meditation, Thought for the Day, guest speaker and even daily horoscope. It is also good to compare this ‘war of small screen images’ with the habit of a middle class Indian who starts his day reading the morning newspaper with a steaming cup of tea or coffee. Radio channels too fight for this morning ‘air space’ with radio shows reminding you that it is a bright sunny day. Vidya Balan’s character in the second installment of the modern day cinema parable of Munnabhai hollers good morning and wakes up 'Amchi Mumbai'.
I am sure that in spite of the attempts made by the media to ‘pollute’ our morning. The joy of waking up from our bed to listen to the chirping of birds, to feel the warm sun rays caressing our skin will remain very much a customized experience.
Oh what a feeling
What a wonderful emotion
Yeah what a life
Counting my blessings and knowing
What a beautiful day
Lyrics courtesy - Chris Cagle
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