As I sat in the crowded entrance area of a coffee place today, I found a silent beauty within the incessant noise.
I saw the silent beauty in the two lovers who sat across from where I sat, oblivious to the world with their Vaio lappies, nuzzling with each other, exchanging the occasional deep gazes into each other's eyes. I heard silent beauty in the coos of a baby as her mother tried to keep her entertained in this strange, noisy place. I saw silent beauty in the thoughtful faces of strangers as they contemplated their own journey of life with a cup of fresh brew in their hands. I saw silent beauty in the senior indian gentleman who was seated next to me who offered his seat to a young pregnant chinese woman with Jusco shopping bags in both hands, as she attempted to wave off the offer, without hesitation, he said with a huge grin “I've enjoyed my daily dose of coffee anyway, so now it's your turn!” and proceeded to get up and move about, leaving the seat for her. I saw silent beauty as two mothers exchange smiley Sunday greetings and listen to each others stories of their childrens naughty rants, forming a common bond with each other even though they may not recognize their innate connectivity.
Amidst the daily scene of the mall, where the noise echoed-off the concrete ceilings and reverberated throughout the concourse filled with anxious shoppers, I was overwhelmed by an amazing silent beauty,compounded by the sweet-smelling whiff of brewed java. There was so much beauty in what many perceived as the mundane.
We are surrounded by so much beauty everyday, if only we allow ourselves to see them! To see this beauty we must simply remove negative thoughts and the blinding veil from our eyes. We must transform our minds to all goodness. Open our eyes of positive awareness and wipe away the remnants of our daily-grind slumber that gathers in the corner of our eyes and awake to this world of silent beauty!
Did you see the beauty of today, even if some parts of your thoughts were negatively focused on tomorrow's another possibly blurry Monday?
Are your eyes open or are you still caught within your own self-imposed slumber, blind to the silent beauty which surrounds you?
Be aware now! Be alive! Just BE!
Have a charming week ahead, my dear readers! ^_^
"Walk on a trail of loving kindness
Walk on a path of compassion
And all else around you will be beautiful."
Every Blessing
19 comments:
Too bad people nowadays are too busy entertaining their own matters to even slow down and SEE their surrounding, myself included :P
They are always thinking ME, ME and more ME...why i didnt get my gift/my promotion/my car/my respect etc...
Starbie? TZ converted you ah?
such a wonderful world we live in =)
i see beauty slurping instant ramen this morning...i see beauty in people walking on the streets...it is strange how the world looks when you forget about yourself...momentarily =)
i definitely see beauty everytime when i look at the mirror~ lolz
i want the starbie 2010 planner! :P
OMG you went to Starbarks to stalk peeps! TZ brought his container along for you?
well, i supposed beauty is in the eyes of the beholder?? and one man's beauty is another's ugly?? hahahaha.. have a great week ahead anyway :)
i think i need start to looking for it ~ beautiful view...
maybe my clock is broken as well ... running too fast
Bluey @ Thank you so much for keeping within the topic. Hope you'll stop to smell the fragrance of flowers once a while. ^_^
William, Medie Twilight~ :)
Bravebear @ the world could be a better place, if only we choose to make it good. :)
Manglish @ so true. We are almost alwiz too warped in our own world to notice the beauty of things and moments that surround us. :)
L2 @ good for you then .
SK @ that wuz not the skin-deep beauty I wuz referring to. It's the awareness of the intricacies of life that is happening around us that we seem to have neglected with all our busyness.
CH @ it's all around us, if we'd only stop to see and listen. :)
Eeeee what a lousy 'smile' reply! Blek! Blek! boycott!
Granny Twilight@ what do you expect from going off topic, a pat on the head or a free meal at Yuen? :P lolz
wowww u really free hor :p
but then yeah the world appears to us as how we 'perceived' it to be :)
Beauty's not always seen with the eyes. More often than not, it's felt with the heart. Thanks for reminding me of this. :)
We have morphed into this fast-paced society and our minds are cluttered with goals and thoughts that often times we don't stop to smell the roses. Slowing down just a bit to enjoy life in its simplicity is golden.
I think most of us tend to ignore those, as we're being busy with our own stuff most of the time. Forgotten when was my last time of having starbie!!! I must be broke lately huh...
Aduh, you and grandma...Speechless. LOL
Happy @ being free is how we are being perceived to be. Some peeps could be at work 18 hours a day, but what they are actually upto is far from working. :P lolz
Evann @ thanks for sharing too. Yup, it's all in ourselves; whether we want to live life carelessly or with mindfulness.
KY@ Based on how much I know of you, I'm sure you do spend time to contemplate too.
Poor? you hv been coined as the rich camwhore traveller by the bloggers. You didnt know that meh? lolz
Granny is a teaser and rants a lot, but he/she's a real softie at heart! hehe
Rose @ short and precise. Thanks so much for adding. Yup, we should pause for a while sometimes to do our stocktake on life's events. :)
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