The way of happiness

 I was reading some spiritual quotes and found a good one.

” There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”

Mmm…  It’s like “Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?”, isn’t it?
I guess “Happiness comes first” in this case. What do you think?

Was it you?

Grandma, it’s me again.
You know, I went to an Asian store two days ago, right?  I had little strange moment over there.  I talked to one old lady looks like from south Asia when I was picking Japanese Daikon. This is how that started.
When I was checking daikon if it was fresh enough, so did the old lady. Most of them  were all huge and not so fresh. I was thinking that’s too much for me to buy for just making one or two dishes in this case. All of a sudden she said “Yeah, it is too much, isn’t it?” as nodding her head, like agreeing me. I was so surprised she answered my thinking. How did she read my mind? But I don’t know why that was very natural to me, so I answered back to her that we should keep digging. So we digged together in the pile of huge Daikon finding fresh and not so big ones. We found just one piece of fresh daikon, but it was still huge. She asked me how much I need. I told her i need just a small piece, like half of that daikon. She needed it same size as I do. She offered me to share that daikon. I said OK to her wondering if there’s a knife to cut it half. “But how are we gonna cut it?” While I was asking that she just grabbed her shopping cart and hit daikon with it. She cracked the daikon open with easily. That made me laugh. It was I’ve never thought of that would happen. Using shopping cart for cutting daikon….that’s smart! The old lady has some experience like you, grandma. She made me smile and happy. Later on, I was still looking around and run into her again in the different isle. She said “Are you still here?”, with a big smile on her face. I said “Yeah, and you are too!?” That was funny, made me laugh again. she was so cute and witted lady.
I thought she was like an angel, because she made me happy just talking to me when I was sad after I lost you… like she knows what I needed.
I was very comfortable with her. Thinking of her smile this morning, I noticed it was just like yours.
So…..was it you, grandma?

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♫ You make me Smile ♫

Just imagine if this is not just about relationships. This might be a safe feeling you could have from family or friends. I just thought people can be crazy if you feel safe where you are at or with.. wouldn’t you agree? So grandma, this is for you, from me as a kid when we spend time together long time ago.

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Good morning

Hi, grandma, it’s really nice weather here today. Hope it’s the same where you are. Aren’t you excited you can finally see grandpa today? I guess it’s been like almost 80 years from last time you saw him. He would be so happy to see you! I wonder what are you gonna look like in haven. I hope you can be younger over there, so you can walk around.  Maybe you can be whatever you would like. Actually, it’s interesting to think about heaven what it is like. I maybe am a little Americanized to think this way, because I just realized you are not a Christian, neither I am. Well, it doesn’t matter, I believe there is heaven. It must be something up there. We can create whatever we want in our minds, can’t we? Maybe I will let you know my image of heaven sometime soon.  Or you could tell me after you got there if that’s possible.lol

Oh, I probably should get going now. That was nice talking with ya!
Let’s have a great day together!

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Go after you…

Hi, grandma! Today, maybe in the afternoon would be your viewing. Unfortunately I can’t be there. I am terribly sorry that I can’t make it.I will pray for you with all my respect.

The comfort of feeling that I learned from you made me think again today. Now I know what I need to do for my family and friends.

Oh, by the way, grandma, I had a little ceremony for you at dinner table tonight. I stopped by an Asian store and bought Japanese Sake and cooked healthy Japanese food. We celebrated your end of journey. Your journey had been going  for 102 years long.  That is so long time. I thought that’s worth to celebrate. Kanpai for your journey! I loved you so much and will miss you so much.

Well, mine is still going, I will try harder and harder and keep up with you. I’m not gonna disappoint you, I promise.　I am not gonna forget about you. You will live inside me as long as I live.

This is so much fun talking to you like this. You know living in foreign country isn’t so easy, especially like my situation right now.  But from now on you can stay with me anytime you want.(Kind of spooky thought.(lol))
Tomorrow, maybe your spirit will apart from your body. Please stop by if you’d like. Good night, grandma. Finally I am getting little sleepy. Talk to you soon.

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