I've often wondered what is it that makes people respond to small happenings with a smile, while others seem oblivious to so much around them. The sweet scent of newly mowed grass, lovers holding hands in the street, watching a Robin stand perfectly still while cocking its head listening intently for its meal, any one of these things can provoke a smile for me.
Recently, I passed three burly, serious minded workers clearing a lawn. We were not in an open field, or on a farm but in the middle of an urban area. Suddenly, all of us spotted a rabbit hopping across the front of the house. "One of the workers yelled out, "Now where did you come from?" We all started to laugh and smile as the rabbit scampered away.
Did we react this way because of a sense of relief from our mundane lives or were we simply startled? Whatever the reason, I know the workers and I began our day feeling good about the world because of a stray rabbit on a city street.
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