Life's Magic Moments

Life's Magic Moments

Yesterday as you were exiting a restaurant, an elderly lady dressed in somewhat elegant but very outmoded clothes approached you for a mere 25 cents so she could have enough money to purchase a snack. You happened to have two quarters in your pocket so you handed them over to her. To your astonishment, she gave you back a quarter, saying that she only needed one. You, of course, didn't take it back. She insisted and you refused. Finally, with much reluctance, she put it back in her pocket after saying "you're very kind". Embarrassed, you replied, "please, don't mention it." Then you walked to your car. Then something inside you clicked. You turned your head around and checked if she still loitered in the parking lot. She did not. She was heading to the grocery store next to the restaurant. You discreetly followed her. She got to the bakery department and took a loaf of bread to the cashier. You fished a $5 bill from your wallet and pressed it into her palm as she was waiting in line. Surprised and shocked, she protested. You gently hushed her and walked briskly out of the grocery store.

The sun shone brightly in the parking lot. The air was cool. There was not a single fluff of cloud in the azure sky. You felt happy and blessed and you recalled the Christian wish at leave-taking:

"May the sun shine upon thee and give thee warmth.
May the Lord bless thee and give you peace."

For a brief moment, pettiness and unease left you, and you were filled with serenity and in touch with something much bigger than your puny, little self.
You came home and opened your little book and scribbled your observations about the meaning of life.

Some wise guy said that life has meaning because it ends. You are saying life has meaning because any conscious, sensitive, intelligent individual human fancies so whereas by itself life has no meaning. It is just there, an aggregate of pulsating, living beings and an embodiment of energy.

Humans ascribe meaning to life, as they do almost just about everything else. They create; they make up; they lie and end up believing in their own lies. They are vain and cannot stand disrespect and rejection.Then they get old, sick, and die like a dog with no real achievement to speak of and no real loved ones to grieve over.

Wissai