Love and happiness, where do they lie?
They lie in the small things, the big things, and everything in between. They mean different things to all, but leave none untouched. They are found everywhere:
Sweet, gooey brownies shared between friends, between family.
Coloring books, documenting the musings of a younger self that you may never understand.
Secret handshakes, smiles, laughter, even contented silence between the bestest of friends.
Careworn Barbies, race cars, and teddy bears; remnants of a childhood that will never grow old, even when you do.
Bright yellow dandelions, dotting fields of green as winds of change gently swim by.
Candy wrappers, crudely hidden in every nook and cranny by sticky little fingers.
Quiet hours spent alone, flipping crisp pages as the scent of magnolias fills the senses.
Wistful sighs that long for dreams just beyond our fingertips.
But, above all: remembering the ones who made you better people, who have taken a permanent residence in your heart even after leaving this world behind.
Let the happy moments, filled with love, punctuate the landscape that is your life:
For what is a life without love, without happiness?
– Pihu J.