Simple Things
Today I will learn to see soul in the simple things of life. It is oftentimes the things that I take for granted that are truly responsible for the deep underpinnings of my sense of well being and personal happiness. When I let myself have and enjoy events of life, I will see soul radiate from the simple and the little things. Life is a tapestry woven of small threads.
I appreciate what I take for granted.
I walked through hospital corridors, going into rooms, asking people who had things I was afraid of. "Why do you want to live? How do you manage?"... What impressed me was that the lists did not contain pages of philosophical discussion about the meaning of life. They said things that were so simple. "I painted a picture," said someone with no fingers: a brush had to be tied to her hand. "I looked out the window, and it is a beautiful day." "The nurse rubbed my back." "My family called and are coming to see me." The lists just went on with simple daily events. And I began to realize that this is really what life is about.
Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
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