I always thought the word 'Twilight' sounds funky. Its a nice name for something that is the mid of noon and night. Its so ideal as a name. I like word analysis-I mean if you look at why things are named a particular way, you can understand what the word means even if you don't know the actual meaning. For instance, the word muffin top. Its interesting when it dawns on you why muffin tops are called so and the fact that its so apt for its meaning! Similarly, twilight reflects dimming light...and by the sound of it portrays approaching darkness and fading sunshine - well at least that's my perspective.
But as much as I fancy the word (I also think it makes for good usage in poems and articles), I don't enjoy that period of the day. It's unsettling, makes me restless, reduces concentration and once it's gone, the evening rushes by. Before you know it, its night time. I've come across many people who feel this way. During school and college, twilight was the time I had no choice but to abandon my studies because it would make me so anxious, unnerved and I felt like whatever I was trying to mug up the entire day was suddenly wiped off from my memory.
I don't want to be superstitious but twilight has been referred to as an unfit time of the day to do anything constructive in the Vedas as well. Since its a period of negative energy, its recommended that one should pray at this time to counteract the same; one should even avoid sleeping or doing something else at this time.
This strong aversion towards twilight has been so sudden - I guess because for a change I'm home at this time. Otherwise I barely realize its twilight. Funny that I've written so much during twilight. That means I'm not completely brain-dead but I still don't fancy twilight (except the sound of the word). In fact...I hate it....!I hate it like arrghhh....!
But as much as I fancy the word (I also think it makes for good usage in poems and articles), I don't enjoy that period of the day. It's unsettling, makes me restless, reduces concentration and once it's gone, the evening rushes by. Before you know it, its night time. I've come across many people who feel this way. During school and college, twilight was the time I had no choice but to abandon my studies because it would make me so anxious, unnerved and I felt like whatever I was trying to mug up the entire day was suddenly wiped off from my memory.
I don't want to be superstitious but twilight has been referred to as an unfit time of the day to do anything constructive in the Vedas as well. Since its a period of negative energy, its recommended that one should pray at this time to counteract the same; one should even avoid sleeping or doing something else at this time.
This strong aversion towards twilight has been so sudden - I guess because for a change I'm home at this time. Otherwise I barely realize its twilight. Funny that I've written so much during twilight. That means I'm not completely brain-dead but I still don't fancy twilight (except the sound of the word). In fact...I hate it....!I hate it like arrghhh....!
