They say you're the happiest when you give more than receiving abundantly. Some years back, or maybe even yesterday, I'd be the staunch supporter of rejecting this idea altogether. I'd say, this type of talk is cheap. I'd probably even call whoever utter such things delusional, a person mired with insanely unacceptable ideology.
Today, I've witnessed something that I think will forever change the way I view the world and I believe it'll have long-lasting effect, a positive one for that matter.
What did I see? A gardener attending his chores at a mini rose garden by my office. A little girl holding to her Mama (I've presumed anyway), passing by nearby. And an apple in her other hand.
Mama stopped short by the garden, smelling the luscious and bountiful roses. And that's when he saw the little girl fascination with roses. He scooted under the roses bushes not far away from the mother-daughter coordinates, disappeared for few seconds, and I saw his head buoying from the hidden rose bush. And,... when he appeared, he had a fresh bouquet of roses for the little girl. I can see her eyes sparkle like fireworks. Her ever beautiful smiles are even more pronounced at that moment. To you perhaps, this is just an act of people being nice to others. Well, that's what I thought as well for a few minutes after this occur, when mama showering the gardener with loads of thanks and gratitude.
What I didn't (perhaps) expected from the little girl is that after some distance walking away from the garden, she stopped, turned around, walked towards the busy gardener and handed over her apple to him. The gardener knelled down to receive the apple, and perhaps caught unaware that the girl is going to hug him and plant a kiss on his cheek. She walked away to her waiting mother, with smile even more prettier than when I saw her moments ago.
And the gardener? Lets just say the pretty girl, a kiss and an apple made his day today. Perhaps he wasn't aware that I've always been on the lookout at the garden from my office desk, stuck with problems that seems unresolvable. And yes, as he was leaving for home for the weekends break, his wide smile radiates as bright as the summery Sun. That, I saw, was receiving at heart's content.
Today, I've witnessed something that I think will forever change the way I view the world and I believe it'll have long-lasting effect, a positive one for that matter.
What did I see? A gardener attending his chores at a mini rose garden by my office. A little girl holding to her Mama (I've presumed anyway), passing by nearby. And an apple in her other hand.
Mama stopped short by the garden, smelling the luscious and bountiful roses. And that's when he saw the little girl fascination with roses. He scooted under the roses bushes not far away from the mother-daughter coordinates, disappeared for few seconds, and I saw his head buoying from the hidden rose bush. And,... when he appeared, he had a fresh bouquet of roses for the little girl. I can see her eyes sparkle like fireworks. Her ever beautiful smiles are even more pronounced at that moment. To you perhaps, this is just an act of people being nice to others. Well, that's what I thought as well for a few minutes after this occur, when mama showering the gardener with loads of thanks and gratitude.
What I didn't (perhaps) expected from the little girl is that after some distance walking away from the garden, she stopped, turned around, walked towards the busy gardener and handed over her apple to him. The gardener knelled down to receive the apple, and perhaps caught unaware that the girl is going to hug him and plant a kiss on his cheek. She walked away to her waiting mother, with smile even more prettier than when I saw her moments ago.
And the gardener? Lets just say the pretty girl, a kiss and an apple made his day today. Perhaps he wasn't aware that I've always been on the lookout at the garden from my office desk, stuck with problems that seems unresolvable. And yes, as he was leaving for home for the weekends break, his wide smile radiates as bright as the summery Sun. That, I saw, was receiving at heart's content.
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