The best thing about living in the city is definitely the lights. I don’t know what it is about them, but seeing them flood the streets just makes me so happy. I sit in my dorm room, eleven floors up, and just look out my window every night. There is something so incredibly breathtaking about the view. It’s like the whole world is laid out in front of me. An endless sea of city buildings with waves of sparkle. Sounds cheesy, but that’s how I like to think of it.

Looking out the window is actually kind of therapeutic in a way. Sounds crazy right? When I’m feeling down or a little off, I find myself looking out the window and it just calms me. It’s kind of like the whole world is in front of me and it just puts everything into perspective. I am just a little speck, but not in a bad way. There are so many people on this earth that have lives as well. Maybe they’re struggling, maybe they’re lives are completely average, or maybe they’re living the high life for days on end.

No matter what, I’m not alone. There are people like me and there are people that are the complete opposite. There are examples of people I hate that lie in the city beneath me and there are some of the greatest people I have ever met. Some way or another, we find it possible to coexist and walk the same ground. It’s all right in front of me under the wave of lights.

The proof that life is worth living as long as those lights shine on every night, then everything seems okay. When I go to sleep, I know the city stays awake and alive. Another day in the city is another day in paradise for me. It holds so many reminders of reasons to stay alive and be the best version of myself that I can be. Without the city, I think I’d be lost. Perhaps that why whenever I’m home, I feel like a stranger in my town.

There is so much space and darkness surrounding every house. If I look out my window I just see dead trees that sit in an even dead-er silent night. The suburbs will always be where I came from, but the city will forever be my home. I feel safe, strangely enough. Nothing can replace the comfort I have looking out over the city or walking the streets. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This city, especially at night, is true beauty.