Appreciation for the Ordinary

So often we take advantage of the “ordinary.” The only reason a sunset, a tree, or the sea is ordinary is because we lose appreciation for these things.

A passenger on a long train trip was so enthralled by the journey that every few moments he was heard to say, “Wonderful!” the passing scenery, the faces of the fellow passengers, even the smallest details elicited from him glad expressions of keen enjoyment. Finally, one travler overcome by curiosity, asked him, “How is it that while the rest of us are worn out with this monotonous trip, you are having the time of your life, and you keep saying ‘wonderful!’” He answered, “Until a few days ago, I was a blind man. A great doctor has just given me my sight and what is ordinary to the rest of you is ‘out of this world’ to me.”