positivity #3

Mauruuru!

Why is it that some people are joyful and calm, and others so filled with rage and hate?

I've only been back home for 3 days and there is a already a massive difference in people's attitudes and happiness; is it the weather?

There was a woman at the checkout of the local grocery store yesterday. Filled with anger and pain, she was more than happy to share it with the world. I truly hope that the cause of her anger wasn't just the cashier failing to stop the conveyor belt in time with her unspoken rules... If that 'is' the reason for her outburst at a minimum-wage-teenager, then she definitely needs more than a holiday.

It's such a contrast with where my mind still is.

The people are blissfully happy in Tahiti. It may come from minimal cares, shifted priorities, easily fulfilled desires...

...It could also be that they are frequently dealing with people that are 'on holiday' with only the occasional asshole sprinkled in for variety.

Holidays are a marvellous thing. You are able to pack away your cares and worries (for a small time) - and hopefully see a new part of the world that you're not knowledgable about (or escape to somewhere that you feel joyful). If you remain open and inquisitive - your life can be enriched by the sharing of experiences, foods, and customs. It's an amazing thing.

Some people are able to maintain this holiday attitude throughout their regular lives - and to those people I'd like to give a tip of my hat, as they have truly figured out life, and are living it to it's fullest.

There will always be people that are unable to see the forest for the trees, unhappily focusing on the minutia of their leaden lives and ruining the experience for those around them.

But if I could distill my life goals into something simple and easily digestible - it'd be to live a life seeking joy and sharing experiences with those who also seek joy.

I'd like to give thanks for being able to achieve that so far.

Mauruuru
(it means thank you)