The other day I went to see a fireworks extravaganza only 5 or 6 blocks from my home on the water. Ths is a festival held every year in which 4 countries participate. It turned out that my country Canada was the first up. We would be followed on alternate Wednesdays and Saturdays by Great Britain, South Africa, and tomorrow night China. As I sat in the throngs of people (approx 300,000) I started to think that every year the fireworks are the same. In fact there are only so many things one can to with a fireworks demonstration albeit in many different colors. I was actually aware of my blaze' attitude.
I thought that if the fireworks are the same every year, why do I attend? Then it came to me: I am not the same person who attended last year. I am a year older for one thing, I have had a whole year of different experiences, I look at life differently, I have different people in my life, and the people who are the same, are actually different people because of their experiences. It brought to mind something that I or someone said in the past:
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change"
With that thought in mind, I started to enjoy the fireworks with a new understanding. I was most fortunate to be living in a beautiful city, during a beautiful time of the year, with beautiful people in my life. As I write this message I send love, peace and joy to all those in my life, and if you are reading this, you are in my life.
Cheers
Dennis
Your message reminded me the phrase "Living life under the influence of love." You appreciate the beautiful city, the beautiful nature, the beautiful fireworks, and the beautiful people in your life...I can feel that You have full of love in your heart and your life. You find out what makes them so special and have your own special way to express your feeling. For example, in this image, which I love absolutely, the soft light from the full moon, that represents pure and deep love, the peacefull silver like sea surface, the boat where people are relaxing and maybe in sweet dream...whole image express a feeling of love for life. I named it "Dream Of The Sea", but Annie prefered "Moony".
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