In Defense of “Simple” Pleasures

“Knock, knock”…. “Who’s there?”… “Apple”…. “Apple Who?”

“Knock, knock”…. “Who’s there?”… “Apple”…. “Apple Who?”

“Knock, knock”…. “Who’s there?”… “Orange”…. “Orange Who?”

“Orange you glad I didn’t say Apple again?

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Now, that’s about as simple as it gets! But just look at the joy that it gives to this happy little 7 year old. She revels in the fact that she’s been so clever and howls with delight.

The older I get the more I wish I could go back to that time of my life. I’ve just about had it with this crazy world of ours, where greed reigns supreme.

I can’t imagine growing up in this day and age...and WE are the ones who have allowed it to happen. The lessons that we seem to have taught our youngsters are “the bigger the sins, the bigger the rewards”. How can we expect them to react differently?

I know that I can’t change the world but I can certainly try to improve my small part in it. I’ve decided to cut out all the “stuff” that seems to run my life...all those extras that I thought I couldn‘t live without. I find it's a very liberating exercise. The more I cut back, the greater freedom I feel ... an exhilarating experience.

So, here’s the deal for me...to live simply and to take each day as it comes. To share what I have with others and, above all, to be thankful for what I have.

Oh, yes… and to keep on being silly. “Knock, knock” ... “Who’s there? ... “Repeat” ...“Repeat who?” ... “Who, who, who.”