learning a new perspective

I was walking toward a shopping area some days ago..A lot of people was doing the same..last things to buy for Xmas..
But for me it was not just a rush to buy some things..I had a particular state of mind..Lately I experienced it a couple of times..
I walked and was pretty glad to be able to do it..the walking..to feel the snow under my feet, to see the buildings past me and people around me..Just to enjoy this amazing feeling of having no serious problems..
We forget it so easily..and so often..To be really glad for being able to live decently..and maybe we should stop and think more deeply about what we really need in this life..
I m sure that we can live pretty happily with maybe a 10th of what we have in present..and enjoy life more..As I noticed a lot around me..that the more we have the more we long for and the less satisfied we are with your accomplishments..

It's worth it to stop even for a minute every day and think about it..how much we really need to be satisfied with our life..and how many reasons to be glad and grateful we have..As we can do that, we can feel significantly less stressed about everyday problems and also more kind and nice toward other people we interact with..

I repeat a saying which I feel it's sooo true : 'At the end, all we have in life is what we gave to the others'.. a smile from the heart, a touch of a hand, a kind word of encouragement or thanking. as simple as that!

And because it's Xmas day:

wisdom of the day

Here is a quote I just saw as a motto somewhere..
" Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" (Th. Jefferson)
That made me raise my elbows..How come?
I noticed sooo many times in my life that almost every time me or anybody else chose to act honestly, nothing good for the person comes out..we just fall from high above and crushing to the ground...it hurts! could that be called wisdom? It could mean I have a peaceful conscience and respect for the others..But to be wise? in the social environment you all live in..maybe honesty is not the first chapter at all..maybe is just a privilege you might enjoy with yourself and the very close ones.

It's even more weird since the quote belongs to a politician..politics rules out honesty from what I see over here at least..or things changed dramatically since the 18th century.