Good Small Things

My little scruff by Melissa Keizer from UK

I have a wife, a brother, a mother and some friends. A profession, a house and quality drinks in my kitchen. A road, a lawn, a community and a country. Justice, calmness and enrichment around me. A bus ride will show me valleys of Hunza, Gilget and Baltistan [Northern Pakistan]. I have money, freedom and eyes. I can see good. Feel good. Talk good. Walk good. Fight good. And I can Love good. A 55 inch TV, a youtube and a Netflix at a touch’s reach. Life is good.

Let’s calculate the effort

Rubber by Imthaz Ahamed

It took a million years to invent rubber, put a mechanical gear beside it, attach a body, a staring and fix a body above this tire. The rubber invented in years takes me to discovering earth, never happened before in our timeline. One round trip of earth is really easy today. It might make me feel fulfilled.

It took nearly a lifetime of earth to bring electricity. The discovery of neutrons and protons. The flow of electrons inside a conductor. Generations of people worked hard to reach a point where we find a flat bed TV and a Netflix inside it. Humans fought, negated normalcy, sacrificed loved ones, conquered narratives and reached a place out of lawlessness, injustice and slavery to bring this comfort right in front of us. Consuming it all might make feel contented.

The world moulded itself. More I look back, roll pages, connect battles, read evolution, more I feel the world has become one good place to breathe. Already, life is abundant, beautiful and bright. Already, we have excess. Already, we are rich, wealthy and decorated. Already, I am eating fruits borne by my ancestors. Already, I have more than I deserve. The poor fighting for food out in the street to the ruler fighting for the next win, already have more than needed. The realisation of excess, might make them feel great.

Let’s calculate the Nature

Cows grazing by Leon Ephraïm from Netherlands

A close friend tells me, a mosquito is a complicated creature. It has eyes that can look all around. It is born in a pool of water. It comes out of an egg. It bites, to drink blood. It is a breathing vampire, that if flies at the speed of a fly, will turn this world into a chaos. We won’t be able to catch it. Our smashes won’t kill it. Our anger won’t hit it. If a mosquito gets it wings a little different, we will feel helpless.

We have crows that fly and sit. We have cows that graze and milks. We have horses riding for us. Portraits that encourage us. Movies that moves us. Books that make us smile. We have an abundant life outside our window, the green fields, the blue sky, the white clouds, the fading horizon, the metalled road and honking trucks.

You are not alone

Beach by Leon Ephraïm from Netherlands

If you are feeling alone today, do not worry, my dear brother, my dear sister. It is a part of life. We all feel alone sometimes. We all feel down sometimes. The sadness, helplessness and failures, are normal ingredients of a perfectly beautiful life. Hold on to the good small things around you. Hold on to your beautiful smile. While it seems it is falling apart, hold on to feeling grateful. Because, these incomplete patches are in fact means that guide you to an even prettier life.