Lump Sum

There's something oddly exhilarating, relaxing, and refreshing about standing on the roof of a building in the middle of a chilly night. It's like the world is at your feet - in one direction there's the uniform lights of lower campus; in another, the lights of the science complex, and in yet another, the faint skyline of Boston in the distance. It reminded me of sitting up on a dome in Boston during the summer on a similar night. In the cool summer night air, from way up high, the world seemed a little bit perfect. Everything becomes little dots of light, seemingly scattered in a haphazard chaos. But in reality, everything is exactly where it's supposed to be. A sense of calm washes over me, and I can just breathe. There's just something about about being on a roof that makes me smile uncontrollably.