I was a fanciful child. At one place we lived, there was a bit of a cliff that I could sit on and overlook the bottom of the dust-and-gravel driveway. And when I sat there, on a sunny afternoon, I could see sometimes bright glintings from the gravel. Now, I knew it wasn't really diamonds--but often, I would run down to where I had seen a particularly bright sparkle, just in case. Because you never know.
I think somehow that I have held onto this approach at life. I was reminded of it when I went panning for gold in the Yukon. I knew the odds were against my finding anything, but I wanted to try--just in case. I think it is that you never know that makes me want to make new friends, try new things, learn new skills--because you just never know which one(s) will suddenly become important in a way you never could have predicted.
Of course, to have contentment, I think you also have to have the firmly pragmatic part that says, "You know, there probably aren't diamonds in that gravel." But along with that, you have to have the imagination to say, "Well, there probably aren't--but it won't do any harm to look."
For today, look for the diamonds--who knows what you'll find?
I think somehow that I have held onto this approach at life. I was reminded of it when I went panning for gold in the Yukon. I knew the odds were against my finding anything, but I wanted to try--just in case. I think it is that you never know that makes me want to make new friends, try new things, learn new skills--because you just never know which one(s) will suddenly become important in a way you never could have predicted.
Of course, to have contentment, I think you also have to have the firmly pragmatic part that says, "You know, there probably aren't diamonds in that gravel." But along with that, you have to have the imagination to say, "Well, there probably aren't--but it won't do any harm to look."
For today, look for the diamonds--who knows what you'll find?