Greet Others With Joy

AA wrote: I am so with you in this way! There are days when I live in my snail house and can't look at anyone and don't want to talk to anyone, but most days I'm out there with a smile and try to see what happens around me, try to see if anybody needs a smile or help. We just watched Moana, the latest Disney movie and my daughter loves the character of the Grandma of the main character, who stands in the water dancing a strange dance and when the granddaughter asks her why she is doing this weird thing in the water and telling strange tales, she says: I'm the village crazy person, it's my job. I love her! It's the strange people that can tell the best stories and have the most wisdom, please stay strange!

BB wrote: Bra tanke att tänka något för att få rätt karisma och avväpna spänningar.

Jag använde mig själv av det då jag möter människor som jag känner inte gillar mig. Då tänker jag: denna person är den mest begåvade och trevligast person som jag någonsin mött. Jag tror att jag då sänder ut rätt energi-fällt för att där igenom inte förvärra situationen.

CC wrote: Was für ein schöner Gedanke! Ja, all die lieben, liebenden und liebenswerten Menschen nimmt man so selbstverständlich. Dabei ist alles ein Geschenk.

DD wrote: Next time we meet I will say "I'm here" I promise!

Greet Others With Joy

I see you!I am here!

For centuries, African Bushmen have greeted each other this way.  When the one becomes aware of his brother or sister coming out of the brush, he exclaims, “I see you!” and then the one approaching rejoices “I am here!”.

                               Mark Nepo: The Book of Awakening 

Who doesn’t want to be seen and greeted with joy? Still we often acknowledge others quite carelessly - even the people who are important to us. We normally greet others with a swift “Hello” and in the best of cases a quick smile. Most often we don’t even really see the person we meet, because we're too caught up in our thoughts and worries. We’re not really there for them: we already are at the place we’re heading towards.

I’d love to greet others - Bushmen or not ;-) - with a happy “I see you!”/“I am here!”, and in my village that would be technically possible, but I guess that the villagers would consider me even more strange than they already do. However, I can do it in my mind...

Next time you meet somebody, fill your mind with a happy “I see you!” and a big smile. Even if you only say “Hello”, that person will feel appreciated and seen. :-)