Subtle joyous moments

I sometimes forget to look out for the subtle things beyond my little universe. Artist Matthew Ritchie said that people consider themselves as the center of their own universe, and don't often think about the whole universe, or the 'real' universe. I sometimes catch myself being this way. Forgetting about what else is out there, and only focusing on my concerns.

Two moments that happened in the last 24 hours brought me back to a place that reminded me people do care.

The first was an email yesterday from my friend Sean.

i thought that you might appreciate this photograph. i did. it is of a woman in minnesota adjusting her home made ufo detection device....i wonder what the
keyboard is for?

It's so cool when someone remembers what you care about, and thinks of you in that way. The email made me really happy. Sean is an amazing photographer, and a really nice person to boot! An art star in the making...

The second thing that occurred was so quick, that afterwards I wondered if it really happened. I was on my way to school this morning, and as I came out of the subway on the escalator I saw the bus getting ready to leave. My bus. The bus I needed to catch or I'd be late for work. So I ran as fast as I could (which isn't very fast because penguins aren't meant to run or rush for anything!) I made it just in time, and squeezed in on the front of the bus. No seats to be found, I grabbed hold of a pole just in time for the bus to jerk away. I have a big lunch box that I bring my food in, and this was making it difficult to hold onto the pole. I had my headphones on, so I didn't hear the man sitting right in front of me. He touched my arm, pointed at my lunchbox, and basically inferred that he would hold it for me. I was so touched by this! He held it on his lap until I was ready to get off the bus.

Things like these just make all the difference in the world.