Precious

Happiness. I can associate this word with a million little random things and happenings. I remember getting a forwarded email, a number of times from different people, titled '50 Natural Highs'. The fact that this particular email has stuck around in my head proves that it is one of my favourite forwards of all time. I remember treating that email like a checklist of sorts. Each item on that list of 50 was something that could certainly get a "omg, that sure is an awesome feeling" out of you, because each of those things are things that are commonplace and sometimes even mundane happenings in our lives; often times their mundaneness just has a mind-numbing effect on us, and as a result, we fail to see those fine rays of delight that we probably absorb but just don't treasure enough.

One such happening in my life occurred on an afternoon last semestee - my chance finding of a cookie. Yes, I know, a cookie, it may not seem like much of a delightful happening. Well, to me it was. That was one of the best cookies I have ever had. I opened my desk drawer and found it there when I was looking for something else. I bought it the previous day, but I had come home so beat (and not possessing much of a sweet tooth)..I just emptied my rucksack and put away all the contents wherever I found any space. This cookie had somehow been 'put away' in the drawer and imagine my delight when I found it there the next day.

Life's little surprises, somewhere within your reach, and finding them by chance, just when you need them!! Isn't that one of the most wonderful feelings ever?! ;)