Prowlers of the night!
Come 10pm whilst the rest of the world prepares to sleeps, we the prowlers are all out for a midnight feast, chat all night or watch movies until the wee hours of the morning. This is the best time of day, why do so many people miss out on it? It’s beyond our comprehension why people would voluntarily miss out on the finest hours. That’s for all except… us of course.
What do we see that everyone else misses out on? Plenty!!! The beautiful moonlit pathways, the quiet streets, the creatures out at night in search of prey, the rather ‘interesting’ people hanging out at street corners, the tempting aromas from ‘saiivar’ kade’s wafting in the air. I mean what are these so called ‘morning people’ thinking?
Most morning folk are under the misconception that night time is mostly for ‘party people. However, they have no idea how wrong they are. The night has much more in store for us than just night life. The night cool breezes calms our restless souls, relaxes are weary bodies and rejuvenates are very being.
The night has a sense of mystery and adventure all wrapped in one and the thirst for the unknown overwhelms you. It in turn challenges you to go against the norm and break free. The free spirit in you in rekindled and it can live again!!!
Take for instance last weekend when we went on a trip upcountry, with a combination of both night and (unfortunately) morning people. Whilst us wise night birds were up all night, on the porch, in the freezing cold, those poor unfortunate souls were tucked up in their beds, fast asleep. We played cards, had a sing-song, chatted until we couldn’t say a word more, played all sorts of creative games (mainly inspired by the night, of course) and fell asleep finally at a ‘so called’ ungodly hour of around 5.00am.
Little did we know that we’d be up again within two hours of falling asleep due to the annoying habit the morning people have of waking up at the crack of dawn. So, there we were, barely amongst the living, trying to make some sense of the mirth shared amidst those who had had more their fair share of sleep (to be precise… more than two hours of sleep!!!!) Due to our good temperaments though, we forgave and they survived… this time.
I’m told, by a morning lover that she enjoys waking up with the birds and listen to the refreshing sounds of nature. Who wants to listen to some stupid creatures who, wake up way too early and try and wake us all in the process? Although it’s accepted that they may be quite cute and have beautiful voices etc., but why can’t they be like the nightingale and sing at twilight?
Unconfirmed reports say that night people are far saner than the morning people. As for example take the case of one of our neighbors. She gets up at the break of dawn or sometimes before and ….she mows the lawn in the process waking up most of us. Insane or what? We night birds would not even think of that! These morning birds argue that we are letting our life go past us by our lifestyle. Reality Check please. If we remember correctly enjoying life and trying new things, being adventurous is considered living life to the fullest. It sure beats getting up early and mowing the lawn or being really cruel and waking up the rest and the false chirpiness these people always have in the morning.
We have to admit that we cannot really not have morning people cos’ who would have our breakfast made when we get up after late afternoon after a night of prowling? But, please keep us away from their chirpiness and trying to get us join their bandwagon. Do we ever go around waking people up? No. Cos’ we are more caring and thoughtful. Besides we don’t need to go around recruiting people like they have to.
Imagine what all these people are missing. The star formations that is both mesmerizing and romantic. There is the ancient saying the stars tell us our future. Well, guess which bunch of people will never know what they are headed for. They would never know what it is to look up in the sky and see a meteoric shower or the thrill you feel to suddenly see a shooting star and make a wish. You sure don’t get them in the morning, unless they are so lucky that a miracle happens which is doubtful.
The creatures of the night carry with them their own uniqueness. The bats for one think about it… they are the only mammals that can fly. They are also blind but they still manage to find their way around. Ah! The wonders of nature at night time.
If not for us night folks think about the businesses that will go broke. No more people at these parties organized by all sorts of organizations, no more people at restaurants. This would seriously affect the economy thereby resulting in much unemployment, the people growing poorer and leading hard lives. It is not in our hearts to witness such sadness and we don’t want people to suffer. Never!
The number of the prowlers seems to be growing at a fast pace with many crossing overs to this side. As they say if you can’t beat em’, join em’. But, as we say a light finally dawns in their heads and they finally realise what they are missing out on. So feel free to join us, all you unenlightened beings of the morn!!!
