Rejoicing in Triviality

Have an eye for the triviality in Life...

There are moments in our life which touch our souls in a manner no other things would do. Those moments, though may be of negligible significance to others, are of some reputation to us, because those are the ones that make us think beyond the usual, beyond… what’s visible. I came across one such moment of insight today.

Today, looking outside my kitchen window, I saw a group of old people picnicking in the garden. I could guess that they all were friends and families. I was so delighted to see that bunch of elderly people hobnobbing; I could not stop relating that socializing event with its importance in life.

Initially I wondered why I was so touched by a seemingly elementary socializing incident. In the hindsight though, I could imagine the essence of such sober yet uber effective gatherings, especially if one has grown senile. Those old people reminded me of a lesson that we all know yet forget probably because of its simplicity; “Life’s best moments come in small measures.”

Looking at them I realized how fun can be found in trinkets with people we like; I realized how a morsel can be savored not just for its taste but because of the people we consume it with; I realized how can we be stress-free when we are with friends and family; in a nutshell I realized how to live a blissful life.

Life is never the way we want it to be and it never will be. But that’s the fun of this game called life. That’s what makes living it such a wonderful journey. It’s up to us to find ways to live it to the fullest and spiritedly. Howsoever small they may be, but God gives everyone moments to cherish. So instead of fretting over the transiency of such moments, we have to make them count. What I am saying is nothing unfamiliar but it’s a matter of realizing it. And the way you realize the fact that ephemeralness of a flower is wherein its beauty lies; the same way you should start cherishing the moments which God gives you for fun.

I have never believed in being content with what I have got. I have always thought we should strive for more. But after today’s epiphany I now believe that even though we might not have all that we desire, yet we could find solace in small but gorgeous moments of life that we already possess and are going to possess. We can live to be happy, if not content. Now I am happier than many of those who have forgotten that happiness can be and should be found in trivial things.

I am glad and thank the Creator for it has given us the capability to think. I am even gladder for he gave us an eye to seek for the positive aspects of the events happening around us just to discover the inner peace and rejoice in it.