Little Things
I had a very special teacher in high school many
years ago whose husband unexpectedly died of a heart attack.
About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a
classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming
in through the classroom windows, and the class was nearly over, she
moved
a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a
gently look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before
class is
over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is
unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is
put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of
ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God's way of
telling us that we must make the most out of every single day. "Her
eyes beginning to water, she went on, " So I would like you to all
make me a promise. From now on,enroute to school, or on your way home,
you will find something beautiful to
notice. It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a
scent-perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting from an open window. It
could be the sound of the breez
slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning
light catchesone autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please,
look for these things and cherish them. For although it may sound
trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things
we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for
granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time it
can all be taken away." The class was completely quiet. We all picked
up our books and filed out of the room silently.
That afternoon, I
noticed more things on my way home from school
than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that
teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I
try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special on your lunch hour or commute home
today.
Go barefoot! Or walk by the water at sunset. Stop on the way
home and enjoy a double dip ice cream cone-before dinner! For as we
get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the
things we didn't do.
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