fishbowl

Earlier today,in our office pantry, my coworker and I sat across a girl who has unpacking her lunchbox.She was removing the two lunchboxes from a paper bag. She lay it on top of the table, then she sat down and got ready to eat. This girl who was very slim, opened the first container which contained a chicken dish then the second one which looked like a vegetable dish.

I was closely observing her and to my surprise my coworker's attention was also on her. We both smiled when the girl happily shook her head in approval of the food's taste. We concluded that the girl must be on a diet as she didn't eat rice.

Funny how out of curiosity and oftentimes out of boredom, people watch other people do their thing. I have found myself quiet on a lot of occassions, I must say, sitting in the corner of a cafe, restaurant; mall or even in a park observing people. It is quiet amusing how another person's daily activity could bring inspiration. You feel blessed that you are alive to observe how humans act and feel. That even if you don't know that person personally but you could sense what she feels at that moment.

It's like watching fish in a bowl. Swimming around the fishbowl may just be an ordinary act of survival for the fish but to the onlooker in brings gladness. 

Appreciation is the key. Acknowledge what you have in life. Be grateful for them. Be thankful that you are alive to appreciate how others live.

Enjoy each simple moment everyday as YOU maybe the fish in someone else's bowl.