Yesterday, the junior youth wanted our every two-month trip to the swimming pool and especially when our break is just a week or two away and we won't see one another for at least three weeks. When I got there yesterday, all of them were there, packed and ready to have a fun time ahead.
So, we gathered and said our prayers and as we were about to leave, we realized that we had to walk to the pool. And technically, it would take us about 25-30 minutes if we were to walk. So the JYs suggested that we rode bicycles there. First, I wasn't entirely for the idea especially when we had to ride the bike along the main streets and there would be so many cars. But then, I agreed after thinking of how long it would take us there if we walked and the JYs just would just have a short time at the pool.
As we took four bikes with six of us, we rode along the canal, then across a narrow wooden bridge and later along the pavement of the main street; up and down the hills and slopes; then cutting across the car park, and through a beautiful park and though the sun was scorching hot, I came to realize then that these were the little things that just make life so satisfactory. We could have just drove there by car, reaching within five minutes and had the entire two hours in the pool, but we didn't; it wouldn't have been the same experience anyway.
At the pool, the JYs searched for coins deep in the pool, then challenging themselves to swim across to the other side which turned out to be a swimming lesson for some of them. By the end of that session, one girl managed to swim across the pool and the happiness in her eyes and voice just can never be replaced by anything else at that moment for me. We then, bought some food and ate together where we later cycled back together.
Somehow, this experience has showed me that most times, we try to find happiness in the most elaborated things when technically, all the happiness we need is around us and they appear in the most simple of forms. It's really up to us to feel these little pleasures :)
