Zen Meditation by Soap Bubbles

How do you rally a playground full of 3 year olds and focus them onto doing one thing together? Scream and play dead? Hand out ice-cream? Pay them cash?

Try blowing some soup bubbles.

As soup bubbles dance gaily through the air, the effect is nothing short of magical. Toddlers everywhere immediately drop what they are doing and chase through the park, laughing and chatting like a flock of sparrows. May be bubbles giggle together too, I wouldn't be able to tell. While toddlers give chase, others find and gather around the “source” (you) and watch with wide eyed wonder at the stream of bubbles being made.

What they allow you to see is the real secret to life. Witness the whole heartedness with which they drop everything and give chase. Their overwhelmingly infectious enthusiasm that tells you: there's nothing better in this world. In fact at this moment, the dancing bubbles are the ONLY thing in this world! This is what it means by to be living in the “now”.

If only we can be so focused and so sure of ourselves, we can accomplish anything we want. If only we can be so enthusiastic and happy about the things that we do, we can convince anyone about anything.

Next time we need a reminder of how we can be happy and accomplished in life, let's blow some soap bubbles in the park.

Note : Photo by Philipp Bunge