I took this shot early one morning, from my hotel room in Sydney. The great thing about the hotels in Sydney is that they are situated around the harbour. This is one of the great places to have a hotel.
Looking out of the hotel window at daybreak brings mixed thoughts about the day. What will it be like, and what fresh challenges will it bring? And, this is something that is true about life in general.
Life for a busy corporate traveller is a collection of hotel rooms. While advertisements routinely portray the powerful executive looking out of his hotel window, pondering great corporate strategy, I strongly suspect that the truth is somewhat different.
Most executives, I am sure, don't get around to seeing the sun come up. I am sure most of them wake up grumpily,and read the paper while drinking a cup of tea. Or, they reach for the Blackberry, praying that the corporate e-mail brings some cheer, and not some new disaster.
Then, on to the breakfast buffet, chomping heavily, while shoving down any feeling of guilt at missing the morning exercise and eating too many eggs. Life goes on.
But, the sunrise is beautiful. The colour of the sky before the sun comes up, is mystical. The night gives up her mysteries, and the day brings new surprises. Apollo rises again.
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