2023-04-17
34 分钟Pushkin.
I want you to take a moment to think about a few of your favorite things.
Whether it's raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens or snowflakes that stay on our nose and eyelashes,
the things around us that we love have something in common.
We experience and enjoy them thanks to our senses.
Sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste.
They can individually and in combination make our hearts sing.
They can bring us some needed solace when the proverbial dog bites or the bee stings.
But our senses are more fragile than we often recognize.
Even if you're lucky enough to be born with all five,
it's probable that age and illness will degrade them over time.
We usually ignore this fragility, and that means that all too often, we take our senses for granted.
I mean, you may say you love chocolate chip cookies,
but do you wolf them down in seconds, barely letting the flavor linger?
What about the music you say you adore?
Is it actually just some background hum as you chat, exercise, or clean your apartment?
Really paying attention to the world around us, savoring the sights, sounds,
and sensations of the things we encounter is a great way to increase our happiness.
Being mindful of our surroundings can help us live more fully in the moment and can help us take a break from all the usual rumination about past events or worrying about things to come.
But our senses offer lots of other opportunities to enhance our happiness and well-being too.