If Only........

I am on a vacation - a boring one from my perspective. But when we are in love - with our spouses, our children, or life itself, we do things for them, boring or not!

So here I am, bored, and I turn the TV on. A documentary about the place I am visiting catches my attention. It is just seven minutes long, and I know I will not learn much and not lose much either. The aerial view of the documentary takes us around the beauty of the place, with houses along the water inlets, canals, and boats cruising peacefully. It all looks stunning. I recognize many places and immediately notice that the pictures are way more stunning, perhaps enhanced. But a first-timer seeing the documentary would be enthralled and completely enticed by the place.

As I watch it, my mouth still agape, all I can think of is if only we could add that color, that enhancement to all our experiences in life. I know, I know, we do it all the time, but mostly with negative experiences. But can we not do that with positive experiences so that we could go around in some wonder and joy? If only we learn the ability to hold onto the beauty of that flower just a second longer; if only we could hold the sight of that bird cruising for a moment longer; if only we could hold the sway of that tree in the wind against the water for a second longer; if only we could hold thee memory of those two dolphins so far away in the ocean for a moment longer; if only we could ride on the back of that mother nature like that little bird on its mother's back for a moment longer if only.......then life would be better! That I almost feel!!