Simple Pleasures

  • Have we ever basked in the early morning sunshine?
  • Have we ever honored our parents with the best surprises?
  • Have we ever been transformed by some emotional Quran recitation?
  • Have we ever held our first newborn in our arms?
  • Have we ever walked on a moonlit beach?
  • Have we ever had romantic conversations with our seasoned spouse?
  • Have we ever enjoyed the feeling of comprehending complexity?
  • Have we ever explained a concept eloquently?
  • Have we ever returned to our hometown to find past acquaintances?
  • Have we ever stood up before dawn to prostrate before God?
  • Have we ever fed an indigent beggar at a nice restaurant?
  • Have we ever seen history come back to live in a good museum?
  • Have we ever marched through fresh thick snow on a crisp and sunny winter morning?
  •  Have we ever tasted authentic traditional food of a foreign culture?
 
If we have, we have tasted the simple and natural pleasures of life which are more satisfying than all the expensive thrills.