If you were to ask yourself when the last time you found
amusement in something really silly was, when would that be? Can you even
remember the last time that was? It doesn’t need to be anything you even had an
outward physical reaction to. Even just something that was amusing to you alone
is fine. What was the feeling you had? Did you hold onto it? Or was it just a
fleeting moment? The reason for the psychometric-like line of questioning is
simply just a thought provoker. There is no right or wrong answer with this, as
only you have to answer these for yourself.
The reason for the questions as mentioned is for the
purposes of awakening your thoughts and attitudes. Are you the type of person
that can appreciate the little things in life? Or like many of us out there in
society, have you forgotten what it was like having such adoration, and finding
amusement in the little things you witness as a child might? If you relate
better to the latter group, the question is why?
What is so incredibly important in your life, that you can’t
appreciate a moment of laughter at something silly? This is not written to
antagonise anyone. It is to provoke thoughts more than anything. I hope it
succeeds in that goal.
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| Where Am I Now? |
As an example of enjoying little things in life, I recently
witnessed a young bull who had managed to escape through an open gate. He had
figured out that with a gentle shove on the gate, it would open, and he would
be able to go munch the brown, not-so-greener-grass on the other side of the
fence. For some reason when I looked up to see that the gate had swung close
behind him I found his complete bewilderment hilarious. Not only did he have no
clue as to how he had engineered his escape, he also appeared to
realise that this was not the most thought-out escape plan ever hatched. When
he had moved away from the gate, I opened it fully, and proceeded to usher him
back to the original side of the fence, where he discovered that the grass had
always been greener on the initial side after all! It was a silly conundrum
that I witnessed, and I must admit, my story will not win any comedic writing
prizes, for me I chose to view the amusing side of it. I chose in that moment
to enjoy something fairly simple, and the entertainment value of a 1 tonne
beast being scared because he didn't know how to get back to the greener grass
from whence he came.
With the busy, hectic, and oftentimes stressful lifestyles
that we lead, couldn’t we all do with taking a step back and simply just
enjoying ourselves in the moment for a while? Look at the amazement of life
around you, and take a moment to appreciate it all while you still can. As one
quote I read goes:
“Enjoy the little things in life, for someday you will realise that they
were the big things”
I think that fairly well sums up the crux of this article.
One final quote worthy of note here is another by Arthur Conan Doyle:
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are
infinitely the most important”
Don’t forget to enjoy life for the little things that appear
in our lives daily. It’s what makes it great!
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