As a child, I was fascinated by the powerful mix of colours and shapes floating into each other behind the small hole of a kaleidoscope. It seemed like magic and somehow the impression of brightness, energy and variety stayed even a few minutes after putting the kaleidoscope away.
Today, a kaleidoscope is a nice thing to look through, but I have been overwhelmed by so many breathtaking images every day through the media that it just hasn´t as powerful an effect on me. Nevertheless, I have decided to collect a moment every day, that seems bright and happy, and make my very own kaleidoscope of the mind. The idea came to me, when I was standing on the street on a rainy day, waiting for the traffic light to allow me to pass the street. I wasn´t in a very good mood and it was cold and grey outside. Suddenly I noticed that on the other side of the street every single one of the pedestrians was holding a bright, coloured umbrella hiding their heads. I was reminded of the kaleidoscopes bringing me joy in my childhood, and suddenly I just felt a wave of happiness out of the blue. I realized that probably every day, even the worst of all, holds a little moment of happiness for us behind its back, but we need to be willing to see it.
In today´s Western society we have so many things to enjoy, so little to complain. And nevertheless, we are more unsatisfied, depressed and sad than people in other parts of the world living in the roughest circumstances.
I truely believe that happiness is a choice. And I don´t want to make that choice when it´s too late. To be more aware of the beauty of life, I will try to eternalize a happy moment every day. Which will probably trigger an endless spiral of thoughts in my mind, and I´m just hoping not to end up in social critique, nostalgy or melancholy and forget about the kaleidoscopic thoughts I was starting from...
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