Find something beautiful.
> Something to think about
>
> I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago
> whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack.
> About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight
> with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight
> came streaming in through the classroom windows and the
> class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the
> edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of
> reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before class is
> over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is
> unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.
> Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love,
> appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this
> fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any
> moment. Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that
> we must make the most out of every single day."
> Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like
> you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way
> to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to
> notice. It doesn't have to be something you see - it
> could be a scent-perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
> someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze
> slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the
> morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the
> ground.
> Please look for these things, and cherish them. For,
> although it may sound trite to some, these things are "the stuff"
> of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy.
> The things we often take for granted. We must make it
> important to notice them, for at any time... it can all be taken
> away."
> The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books
> and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed
> more things on my way home from school than I had that
> whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that
> teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of
> us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we
> all overlook.
> Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour
> today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop
> off on the way home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream
> cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did
> that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
> If you like this, please pass it on to a friend, if not just
> delete it and go on with your life!
> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by
> the moments that take our breath away.