The cheerfulness in the smile

of a child i see

The happiness i experience on

seeing a blooming flower

and the contentment of watching

the rain shower

The elation of walking on

the wet grass

and seeing dewdrops on glass

The euphoria of sitting in solitude

and eating your favourite muffin

truly can be compared to nothing

The tranquility of watching the

sunset and sunrise

somehow makes me a little more wise

The joy of giving

to the people who have to

beg for a living

The enchantment of gazing at

the starry sky and the still moon

and the gladness of being able to

catch that much needed siesta in the afternoon

The affection in the wagging

of my dog's tail makes me

pat him without fail

often i wonder how these simple

pleasures of life

truly make it worthwhile

People in this dog-eat-dog world are getting entangled in the cobwebs of responsibilities and duties.

We are constantly trying to keep up with the so called norms of the society.Students face peer pressure and feel their world will come to an end if they don't get the new gadget that their friend just bought.

Young girls starve themselves to death to acquire that hourglass figure of models on glossy cover of fashion magazines.They make it a point to add every new gucci bag,jimmy choo shoe and prada dress in the stores to their wardrobe before everyone else.

People at work face stiff competition and slog 24*7 in their suffocating cubicles.

In this hustle and bustle of keeping up we forget to give some time to our own jaded mind and restless soul.

How many of us actually spend the early morning with just a hot cuppa of freshly brewed coffee in our hands with nothing else to do and nothing else to worry about.I am sure there would be very few,if any who can say that they do this.

We either switch on the television to catch the morning news or the repeat telecast of the daily soap that we missed the night before or flip through the newspaper worrying about the falling stock shares,inflation,increasing crime rate in the city so on and so forth.

I dont deny that these are issues to be pondered upon but i do feel the first few minutes in the morning should be just for one's own self to enrich our own mind.

There was a time when people enjoyed walking on wet grass the distance of the journey hardly bothered them the sheer pleasure of holding hands and walking kept them on the go.

Now they drive their car to the nearest grocery store which is just a few steps away.I find this very ironical when people first drive to the nearest park and then get down on their foot for a morning jog.

We have forgotten the warmth of a sweet,lingerging,real conversation with a friend instead we choose to spend hours on facebook,orkut,twitter and other such social networking sites within the comforts of the four walls of our house.

when was the last time you gazed at the sky filled with zillions of stars,stared at the ever romantic moon and thought about your beloved(i am damn sure not in this century).

we have forgotten to enjoy the relief and pleasure of that first downpour and the smell of the wet earth instead we choose to snuggle up within a blanket and waste a rainy day sleeping.

What i see these days is the death of romanticism and it disappoints me a lot.

If people start enjoying these simple pleasures of life from time to time they would be much more happy.

So people give importance to your work and duties but do not forget to take a few escapades,do a waltz in the rain,freak out and as they say just take a chill pill.