On Sunday, Hubby and I went to a local festival called “The Chowder Fest”. It was held at a local Arcade, with every sort of fun machine to play on, and also has a bowling ally.
It was interesting to go from table to table and try different recipes of chowder. Some was thick and creamy and a couple others were thin and vegetabley. Not exactly my favorite. One restaurant even had a butternut squash and apple chowder, which in my opinion, isn’t a chowder at all, but just a thick soup.
But I digress…
At the Arcade after the Chowder Fest, I played “Ski Ball” for a while, until my 53 year old back started to give out, then I sat down, and let Hubby play, and did what I do best…people watch.
It was during the time, when I was sitting there watching these humans, that I realized something quite profound.
Love really does make the world go round. You see, be it that love between a man and woman, or parent’s with their child, love was all around me.
These people, these children, were all average humans. None of them were Marilyn Monroe, or Elizabeth Taylor, or Richard Burton or George Clooney. And yet, the people exchanged looks of love, laughed together, and loved.
I think how lucky we are that if we open our hearts, quite often we will find love filling it. I know it is not all storybook love, but what I saw today, made me realize how blessed you are in life, if you can begin the day or end the day, with someone who thinks the sun rises and sets on you.
And our children, that we hold in our arms and teach to smile, to talk, to walk, well, today I saw a lot of that kind of love too! The most profound was watching a mother with her handicapped daughter. The little girl had Cerebral Palsy, and walked with crutches, but her Mom smiled broadly at her while she played “Ski-Ball” and laughed and giggled when she did well, and even when she didn’t.
Savannah has brought such joy to me and to Mandy and her father and the other grandparents too. That wonderful, happy, little smile, reminds us again of the important things in life.
Yes, if we just open our hearts and our eyes, we will see that love is all around us. It’s ours for the taking…and the giving.
beautifully and well said!!!! 🙂
Really beautiful post.
The festival sounds fun.
“Yet three remain: Faith, hope and love, But the greatest of these is love!” (1 Cor, 13:13)
And “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, It is not self-seeking, it not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs, love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Cor 13, 4-7)
I just recently ran across this in an article in the newspaper called “Love is the Greatest thing in the World” By Rev. Kenneth Fellenbaum Some of it referred to what is often read at weddings and that was why it caught it my eye. Love YOU, Mel
Well said, my observant cuz 🙂
I first had to look up what “chowder” meant ! Now I know. I also adore watching people and yes I agree with you.
I haven’t written in a lifetime (so sorry, life has been SOOOOO busy!), but I read your blog all the time. Today, however, I have to comment on your WONDERFUL post, and tell you that I totally agree on everything you said. Life is hard sometimes (heck, even most of the time!), but the love of our loved ones everything keeps us going, and keeps us happy, too. Isnt’ that all life is about, after all??? 🙂
Love your blog so much, Maribeth, I used to follow you all the time when I lived in the US, and I still do now that I’m in Italy. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us, hope you know that even though people like me don’t write you or comment all the time, we still read and appreciate what you do so much!!!
P.S.
Those were my wedding vows!!! 🙂
What a wonderful post… And I SO love to ‘people watch’ as well!! The way in which different people interact with each other, the different way they walk, dress intrigues me!!!
Lovely post!
This is so beautiful… and TRUE!