The Incalculable Power Of Certain Acts

It is always well and good to say, “I care about you”, “I love you”, “you’re amazing”, “You’re such a good friend” and so on. But you can’t hide the fact that there is something there about the simple power in a certain act.

Now, I’ve been lucky enough to feel this amazing in my life. There have been moments when I’ve received presents from unexpected sources and such thoughtful ones too. It definitely would have been completely acceptable if they’d said “Happy Birthday” and told me how delightful it was to have me in their lives or “Congratulations,” welcome into the fold. But when you go that extra mile to actually show it, to say without words how much I mean to you tends to have a more lasting impression. It doesn’t have to be presents, but they are the easiest to illustrate. There are also things like; genuine interest in my well-being; a word of caution here and there, a simple observation you’d made. These are the things that make a person feel on top of the world. It affects them more than mere words ever could. But it goes both ways, so if you can lift a person up then you certainly can bring them down with hurtful actions too.

Let me assure you, Reader, that this is really real and it is an actual fact that I’m talking about. I am definitely trying to make this – being considerate – an integral part of my life.

I’m not sure that I can adequately describe this feeling. To explain something so intangible is beyond my abilities but I’ve tried my best.  Despite that, if you don’t know what I’m talking about then you simply don’t know and no amount of explaining on my part would be able to make you understand.

The point of this is Reader, the next time you see a loved one, someone you care about or if you see someone pretty upset, then for a change, try telling them without words how special they are with the incalculable power of certain acts.

After all, it is more blessed to give than to receive. 

Night Time

As the day turns to night thus ending itself

I step out to the night into cool, cool streets

Soaked in the rich, orange glow of the street lamps.

Here, after the sweltering heat of a busy day with

Honking cars and loud chatter, peace can prevail.

They invite me, with their cozy allure

Call me, to a world without chaos and confusion.

A simpler world with simpler needs and desires.

Somehow drawn to a land beyond time.

I walk through them, enriched by the humid yet fresh air

Feeling refreshed and renewed.

For here at the very end of the day,

When its work is done and none remains

Until it begins anew with its own trouble,

There’s nothing more left to do but

Look forward to the night’s brief respite.

And enjoy the still, still silence of the dark

Where nothing is impossible.