always wave at the kids on school buses
had my Praxis cluster groups this morning. they were alright. good discussions.
but the best thing that happened to me all day happened on my way home. i was walking to the train station after having sat in the library for a couple of hours forcing myself to write answers to assignment questions. a school bus drove past and i looked at the kids sitting in it. pretty standard kids who i didn't know. a few of them were doing the typical 'wave at people to see if they wave back' thing, so i did.
can you remember the last time you were filled with absolute joy? not happiness. joy. that happened when i started waving back at those kids. i saw the looks of delight on the faces of the kids i waved back to, and saw one of them pump their arm in triumph and say 'yes!' when i did. then more kids looked out the window and waved and i waved at them. their delight became my joy.
but it didn't stop there. the bus stopped, and i kept on walking. then the light turned green and the bus drove past me again. pretty much all the kids on the one side of the bus were waving at me, and were stoked when i again waved back. then the bus stopped again, up ahead of me, and i had to walk past it again. more waving. more joy. i was grinning so hard at this point. it was great.
me and that bus full of kids must have passed each other five times. each time was a joyful experience.
i highly recommend it :oD
the rest of my day pales in comparison
but the best thing that happened to me all day happened on my way home. i was walking to the train station after having sat in the library for a couple of hours forcing myself to write answers to assignment questions. a school bus drove past and i looked at the kids sitting in it. pretty standard kids who i didn't know. a few of them were doing the typical 'wave at people to see if they wave back' thing, so i did.
can you remember the last time you were filled with absolute joy? not happiness. joy. that happened when i started waving back at those kids. i saw the looks of delight on the faces of the kids i waved back to, and saw one of them pump their arm in triumph and say 'yes!' when i did. then more kids looked out the window and waved and i waved at them. their delight became my joy.
but it didn't stop there. the bus stopped, and i kept on walking. then the light turned green and the bus drove past me again. pretty much all the kids on the one side of the bus were waving at me, and were stoked when i again waved back. then the bus stopped again, up ahead of me, and i had to walk past it again. more waving. more joy. i was grinning so hard at this point. it was great.
me and that bus full of kids must have passed each other five times. each time was a joyful experience.
i highly recommend it :oD
the rest of my day pales in comparison
