No matter our age or our passions, almost all of us are into sunsets. How can we explain our passion for this phenomenon? Explanations.

Who can say that they hate sunsets or that they feel nothing in front of this palette of pastel colors that descend on us every evening? Who does not have this image in mind as the representation of a moment of calm and relaxation? For some they are even a symbol of romance or freedom, the image of vacations ... rare are those who are indifferent to sunsets. And even though we know that every day the sun will rise and set again, even though we have probably seen hundreds of them, we continue to marvel at each new episode ... In addition to our attraction to this beauty of nature, sunsets would be beneficial to us.

Sunsets improve our psychological health

Indeed, the precious minutes we give ourselves to contemplate this magical moment soothe our conscience and give us a feeling of fullness and comfort. Psychology Today magazine invites us to take several slow and deep breaths during these moments of tranquility. According to two psychologists Melanie Rudd and Jennifer Aaker, sunsets "give individuals the feeling of having more time at their disposal, making them more patient, less materialistic but also more willing to help others". Admiring a sunset is also and above all taking the time to do it, a rare sacrifice in a fast-paced society. In short, it forces us to put ourselves on "OFF".

Respect for what is beyond us

According to the Huffington Post, "The emotion that comes when we observe something so astonishingly vast that it provokes in us the need to update our mental patterns." According to Science Daily, "that feeling of experiencing a total and overwhelming sense of awe." The vastness. And that's why according to André Aciman (the author of the best-selling book Call Me By Your Name), nothing defines beauty better than a sunset. And if we appreciate it so much, it's because it "amazes and uplifts us, takes us out of our ordinary little lives and embarks us into a realm richer than anything we know." In that moment, according to the speaker, "time stops and we become one with the world."

This enchantment creates a feeling of fulfillment, like falling in love with one another. "We fall in love with sunsets not just because of what they are, but because they promise to realign us with ourselves, with the people we always knew we were but neglected to become."

A feeling of inexhaustible fullness

For astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, "these warm images reassure us when we feel insecure." Basically, the world can fall apart, but the golden glow of sunsets persists. A visual cocoon at a time when a pandemic only intensifies our uncertainties.

Psychological well-being, connection with nature, emotional benefits, visual pleasure, feelings of fullness and even gratitude... The benefits of sunsets seem infinite and that is perhaps why we cannot help but want to contemplate them again and again, even if it means taking photos of them as if to preserve the feeling they give us... without nature ever being equaled and having to see them again.