Best things come for free…

Image: a memorable sunset at Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, Malta

Malta, being a small island, though strategically placed in the Mediterranean Sea, might not be much of a fulfilling place to live in for certain people. To a certain extent it’s harder than living in mainland Europe for example. More opportunities exist there to live a better lifestyle. Moreover in Malta, being a densely populated island, it’s really hard to find a place where you just don’t meet any acquaintance and just be you and yourself…looking for Nirvana. Well, one of the few places where I manage to be at peace with myself especially in the summer seasons is Ghajn Tuffieha Bay watching sunset. It’s just priceless…and it’s free.

For me this little bay is heaven on earth. It’s the place where I manage to calm down and forget all life troubles for a moment. It’s a place where time stands still. It’s the perfect setting to organise thoughts, and plan ahead….My happiest and saddest moments are passed there. Watching the sun approaching the horizon giving the impression that after all, problems big as they may seem will come to an end….and that after all a new bright day will be available for us the following morning to make our dreams come true; dreams which form themselves during the night looking humbly at the moonlit sky just after sunset, gazing at stars as they magically appear one by one in the sky as it grows darker.

And what can be said about the waves hitting the shore? The sound generated and periodic rhythm is just hypnotic; with their constant hush like sound, giving the impression of a cuddling mother speechlessly asking her toddler to sleep quietly and enjoy the moment. Again…priceless

And yet… we wake up from the dream the following morning, get back to our normal routine… hustling and bustling… like crazy, always running against the clock trying to catch up with our modern lifestyle….trying to make our dreams and ambitions come true.

Luckily another sunset is awaiting us tonight… to think once again of today’s failures and tomorrow’s aspirations; although, being in the same place watching and the same sun the view will never be similar to the previous. Always a new experience… So enjoy your present day as there will never be an exact repeat of what’s lost today!

Wish a good week to everyone :)