AMAZING!
My 15-month-old niece is the clear example of how to be surprised by life. She is
happy crossing her small fingers, sighs and opens her bright eyes when she
touches different textures, while with her gaze she looks amazed at the
origin of the sounds. The beautiful
Julieta -my niece-, lives in constant admiration with this, which is now her
world... In fact, even my curly hair has been the object of research by
her. And to think that we were all like
that, with that fervent desire to discover everything around us; however, as we
"learned" what it was about, we also got used to seeing it as
something simple. Although the question
is, do we really know the value of everything we have already supposedly
discovered? Or did we just take it for granted that we understood it?
A rather popular saying says that, "You don't know what you have until it's gone.” This was
exactly what I felt a few months ago when I suffered a terrible respiratory
infection. I had always breathed through inertia, but now the terrible pain in
my chest forced me to be aware of how I was going to aspirate some oxygen. With each limited breath I remembered what my
life was like before this illness, I began to fill my mind with memories of
gratitude for those days when the air came in and out of my body
harmoniously. Wrapped in a spirit of
melancholy hope, I told myself that if I regained my health, I would always
give thanks for an act as perfectly synchronized as that of breathing...Definitely,
sometimes, to see the obvious, it needs to go away!
It's true
that in a world where everything turns too fast, the "little details"
often go unnoticed, but it's imperative to take a moment to see, smell, hear
and feel what is not as "little" as we think it is. For example, allow
yourself to sit at the table with a grateful heart for the food you are about
to eat, and then revel in the combination of the freshness, sweetness or
crispness of the food... appreciate the explosion of flavours melting in your
mouth, close your eyes and simply enjoy. On the next visit to the park, look at those huge trees that have quietly accompanied you on your walks, while your head was full of worries
about the bills to be paid, of fear to fail in that important project, of hope
for that job promotion, of illusion for that fantastic romantic date... pay
attention, they are right there purifying the air so you can think more clearly or to maximize the achievement of your well-deserved
triumphs. Some afternoon, in your workplace, you might remember how much you
like to be listened to, so... what if this time you listen to that friend who has been feeling distressed for quite some time? With genuine interest and respect, give him the best you can give someone, which is nothing more than the goodness of your humanity.
There are
countless events that teach us the background of beauty inside and outside of
us. From watching your fingers glide gracefully on the computer keyboard, to
delighting in the warm scent of that coffee on a cold winter morning. Let us
not allow that child, who cheerfully used to jump over puddles of water, to sink
into the swamp of shallowness. If
life is in continuous motion, then stop for a moment to observe it, before it leaves in front of your eyes without realizing it. It is better that one day you can
say "Thank you life, I lived knowing it" to say, "Forgive me
life, I lived without knowing it."
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