all the small things

so i had to run a couple of errands when i got home from work today, and because my wife needed the house to herself for a few minutes, i decided to take my soon-to-be three-year-old along for the ride. actually, i was simply planning on picking up a few items from the local metro and nearby dollar store. and due to the province's recent return to eastern standard time, the sun had already begun to set by the time i headed out on my little sojourn, daughter in tow. my youngest had even prepared for the nighttime trek by adorning herself with a trio of flashlight rings on each hand. yet as my kid and i made our way across the dimly-lit road towards the neighbourhood shopping centre, i couldn't help but notice the awe and astonishment written across her face as she caught a glimpse of the crescent moon shimmering in the night sky. and within seconds it dawned on me - how wonderful it must be to be three again and to be so completely enraptured by the sight of a crescent moon shining in the night sky. for in the rush to get ahead and stay ahead and stay on top of things, how many of us have actually taken the time of late to reacquaint ourselves with the simple pleasures of the cosmos - a glorious sunset, a brisk autumn breeze, a shooting star, a sudden downpour. and how fortunate my daughter must be to still take some delight in the spectacle of an ancient celestial orb glimmering amongst the distant heavens.

"life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - ferris bueller's day off (1986)