Appreciate Every Little Moment of Happiness and Unhappiness

It is never difficult to appreciate a big moment in which we are very happy. For example, we get a raise in salary. That is a big, important moment. We feel so happy about it and we really appreciate that moment. Another example of a big, happy moment is when a woman is proposed by her boyfriend. She must be overjoyed. She will always remember the day when she was proposed.

What about appreciating a little moment? A little moment when you ride your motorcycle in the dark night, passing through some rice fields with the full moon shining softly? Can you imagine the sensation? A little moment when you greet one person that you don't know the name but you meet him or her every day on the way to your office and he or she greets you back with a big smile? Can you feel that peacefully happy feeling warming your heart? A very little moment when you realize that you can always breathe easily? Isn't that very heartwarming?

And have you ever tried to appreciate the following examples of other little moments: a motorcycle rider or a car driver almost hits you while you are walking or riding carefully? Or a poisonous snake is about to enter your house while you are relaxing in front of your house? Or you suddenly realize that there is some money missing from your wallet? Or some other unwanted little moments?

Some people may find it very difficult to appreciate the above examples of unwanted little moments, including me. So, I exercise myself to try to appreciate those unwanted little moments by changing my perspective. Some days ago, I cursed at a careless motorcycle rider because he almost hit me from the front. But maybe he could not hear my curse because he sped his motorcycle. Yes, it was wrong for me to shout and curse, but that was my sudden reaction of my shock. If I didn't curse, I would probably be unable to control my own motorcycle.

Then after calming down from the shock, I tried to think clearly. The moment that I didn't get a traffic accident was very relieving. Then I also created a thought that the man was maybe about to do something urgent and that's why he was speeding his motorcycle.

So, whether we are happy or unhappy because of one moment, little or big, there is always some way that we can try to appreciate it.