LIFE ! As I see it from my window …..

Every morning gives us new hopes and new dreams , but is it really like that in ‘real’ life ?! I think not … When we wake up every morning, what is running in our minds, is not to stop and appreciate the rising sun or the chirping birds but the plans for our day. Can we really take it out of our minds? We begin our days after completing our daily chores, grabbing a bite of breakfast (sometimes not!!) and then rushing off to work worrying about how much traffic we’ll get on our way.
Never in our subconscious mind, comes a thought to stop and admire the beauty in the wings of a fluttering butterfly nor feel the calmness of the breeze. Why do we miss these ‘candy-floss’ moments in our lives and acknowledge their existence only in fantasy novels or movies. These fleeting moments are right there in front of us, yet we miss them and then keep cribbing that nothing pleasant ever happens in ‘reality’.
How so ever, what we can do is to create many more moments like these, which can make us smile; or at least relish them when they stare us in the eye and not turn our faces away at them. It gives me immense satisfaction and enormous pleasure, when I make it a point to take out even ten minutes from my customary routine to play with the pups on the street or for that matter, even make the effort to pluck a beautiful wild flower from the roadside.
Everything in life requires an effort… whether it is our work, our relationships et al. If and when we stop making an effort, the spark starts to fade out and then what good is a soda without the fizz ?! We always have to be upbeat and optimistic ( which I surely understand is not possible at all times ) so that things become easier for us to handle. We all have had my bad days and very bad days , but probably when they pass , we realize that had we not panicked , and had thought with a clear mind and positive outlook , we would have handled the situation in a better way.
Sometimes , all you need , to make your day good is a smile from a stranger and sometimes ‘you’ have to be the stranger. So smile and keep spreading this contagious beauty.