On Waking Up at Dawn

I woke up at 4:55AM.

I woke up and decided not to fight my body’s desire to be awake.

Life has been shifting rather quickly.

Somebody on social media told me, “Trust the process.”

So I did.

I trusted that I may not know better than time or the people who exist in the world.

I listened to Richard Dawkins. I worked at the library. I learned the value of intellectual freedom.

We do not all need to be the same in order to connect deeply.

There is a strong misconception that people need to be the same, that when we argue a point, we are trying to convert others.

I don’t believe that is the case.

People are consistently and predominantly allowed to be exactly who they are.

That’s the greatness of living in a democratic country. Each view counts.

But there are also those instances when people need to be called into account, ie. Jim Keegstra. He was a school teacher and former mayor of Eckville who taught his students antisemitism. He was convicted and lost his esteemed positions in society.

Sometimes it is the duty of the court to cast a line and catch those who cause destruction to run rampant.

This began as a celebration of waking up. It will end as a shout into the void: Be yourself, but recognize that you are a consistently evolving entity whose identity is not restricted or contained. Don’t be afraid to let your views change.