The View

I read a book today about how to live a life of happiness. The author told a story of doing research on the homeless and how one of them was her greatest teacher on the subject. She sat and talked with the man about his routine and what his life was like being homeless. He mentioned how most days he ended up right there on the boardwalk, with his feet dangling staring out at the ocean.  Towards the end of the conversation she asked the man, "Why don't you go to a shelter? Or somewhere safer and more comfortable than this?" He simply replied, "Look at the view my dear, look at the view." Sometimes we are in uncomfortable places in life: trials, heartache, loneliness, frustration, discouragement, HOMEWORK, and the list goes on. When we find ourselves here, why not stop, and look at the view my dears.