Recently I've come down with an unexpected cold. One would think if you are eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting plenty of sleep, a head cold wouldn't come upon you, but hey life likes to throw unexpected curves in the road sometimes. The past two days eating healthy went out the window as chocolate and hot dogs (I have no idea why) became my go to food and exercise with a runny nose and fever just sounded miserable. I prescribed bed rest with an additional dose of the Chronicles of Narnia as my medicine for the weekend.
Even though there was a birthday party occurring in my basement I was perfectly content falling asleep to my roommates reading of a wrinkle in time and the sweet dreams that came next. Something I've realized about myself is when I am sick I love to watch children's movies and love to be taken care of. I am always reminded of my much younger self when I get sick and for that very reason, I am thankful that I became ill, for that realization alone. I have come across many people who after having gotten to know me always like to remind me not to get caught up in the sadness and danger in the world and to never lose the joy I can find in everyday life, and in people all around me. I realize that my joy is many times found when spending time with children, or reading children's books or watching children's movies because children see the world much more clearly then adults do sometimes. Many children are able to look past the sad and bad things of this world, to not be caught up in the negative but to focus on the here and now, the meaning of life, where happiness is found. When people tell me not to lose my joy, I tell people I will always try to keep the childlike version of myself alive, for all those who need to be reminded of the true meaning of life. In case I am not around though, there are plenty of children around the world, spend some time with them and you may learn things that you have forgotten.
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