Embrace the simplicity of Today

“Life must be lived as a play.”  -Plato

I’m wondering if you ever saw the play “Our Town”.  I did, about 12 years ago.  But something happened yesterday that made me remember it.  A boy I know of 17 years old died of Leukemia.  Since my boy is 17, it is a reminder to me that life is precious.

“Our Town” is about a normal everyday town in the early 1900’s.  A town named Grover’s Corner.  There is a girl named Emily who falls in love with a boy named George.  The story goes that she marries him, but  she dies in childbirth.   The play shows the living and the dead and so Emily is still on stage as a spirit when she is dead.  She is granted one day to come back to earth and to relive it.  She picks her 12th birthday.

Immediately,  she sees things differently.  She sees the simplicity in life and how beautiful it is.  She rejoices in the small things, a smile, a touch, the outdoor breeze in her hair, the smell of a chocolate cake that her mother is baking for her birthday.  Emily is amazed at how the living people miss all of these things.  They do not see the simple things in life that make it great.  They don’t understand everything that they have and everything worth being thankful for.  The living don’t see how great their life is, until it’s too late.  They want so much more, yet they have everything they already need to be happy.

Today don’t miss the simplicity in your life.  Realize that today is a great day for anything.  For love, for writing a poem, for hugging your child, for playing ball with your dog, for learning a new piece on the piano, for listening to a friend, for raking leaves, or just for having a great thought or making a simple dinner.  Be grateful to be alive.  Be grateful for your loved ones.  Hug them. Remind them that they are fantastic.  Smile.  Live and love.  Look for butterflies and listen to birds.  Celebrate today in your own way.  Embrace the simplicity of today.

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