I used to say you haven’t visited a place until you’ve experienced a sunrise and a sunset there. The former is often overlooked or sacrificed for nighttime adventures.

This morning reminded me to not make such a mistake, that sunrise is a unique phenomenon every single day, and that practically every human who has walked this Earth has witnessed one. It’s an event that we can share across time and space throughout the lineage of our species.

Each new day begins with a communion with the sun. We may not understand eternity, but we can grasp the connection that a sunrise offers to all of us.