My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Cultivating Happiness. Today, V is for Value.
“When will you learn that a bed is not the place to keep a wet towel.”
“Can you stop blaming me for everything?”
They rode on waves of pot-shots and barbs and floated it away but a new wave returned soon after.
With welled up eyes she remembers all those things that don’t happen anymore!
A Word to the Wise
Live a purposeful life. Seek meaning in what you are doing. Not only value your life but value the life of everyone around- loved ones and strangers. Valuing others makes our self-value soar.
You can check out my A-Z posts thus far by clicking on a highlighted letter!
48 Responses
True. For some reason, that scares me. I know it’s inevitable that such value be reminisced, be it a lover or a relative. But I hope that I do get to tell people how valued they are before they leave for a better place.
I know what you mean and feel the same way exactly and believe me it is a scary thought! So it is so important to value, love and cherish the people in your life!
So true this is. One realizes the folly of pettiness and harsh words or deeds only when it is too late. Learning to value small pleasures and ignoring trivial faults is really important.
@KalaRavi16 from
Relax-N-Rave
True, letting go of all grudges and bitterness before it’s too late is important!
That is so true… We realize value of things and people when they are gone!
Hmmm… true and that’s because we take things for granted and assume that whenever we need something, it will be there.
Value, hmm. Isn’t that the case with everyone and everything we have in our lives?
We never understand the magic of having both earphones working till one of them conks off. We never appreciate the work that our maids do for us, till they go on an unexpected holiday. We never pay attention to the love that people give us, until it goes away. 🙂
Liked this post, Shilpa!
People say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it. The examples you shared are so apt. There are many things we fail to realize the true value of until they are missing from our lives. So, it is important that we enjoy the little things in life because someday you will realize they were the big things. Thanks Mithila, glad you liked this post 🙂
Wow.. very simple but very effective message. Loved it and yes, value people when they are around. Maybe next time they wont be around to hear what we feel for them.
http://kavisthoughts.blogspot.in/2016/04/v-for-virtual-z-april-challenge-2016.html
True that! Thanks Kavita!
that ending is so touching and yet so true… words can’t be taken back but we can always take the effort to make more memories.
A Whimsical Medley
Twinkle Eyed Traveller
Thanks Raj! True, that is why it is said, ‘appreciate what you have before it becomes what you had.’
Memories are by definition valuable .. it would be great if they were happy ones which would have added value. Thanks Shilpa, lovely Seuss quote 🙂
Yes, happy memories are to be cherished always! 🙂
Sigh… that brought back a few memories. Yes, we never know what we had until we lose it.
Aah! I feel for you! Wish we appreciate and cherish our relationships more so that we do not have any regrets later on!
There’s always going to be things of the past that we miss, but we’ll never lose the memories. =)
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Story Dam
Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Yes, as long as we remember the memories without any regret!
Yes that is so true! We long for what we don’t have and forget to value what we do. Great prompt!
Sudha from
Everyday Muse
Yes, that’s the sad reality of our life! Thanks Sudha!
Oh dear 🙁 Memories can be such harsh reminders of things or people who we didn’t value when they were around!
PS: I love the A B C D interlinky you’ve done! Mind if I take a leaf out of your book?
Please by all means!! I got ‘inspired’ from Keith’s blog too 😀
True. And that can really crush you… the regret, the guilt… 🙁
yea, we often don’t realise the value of things or people till we lose them forever. very well written.
And that’s so sad, na!
Thanks, Shubhangi.
Some battles are not worth fighting for. Good one Shilpa!
Hmmm… true that! Thanks Parul!
Life always appears more valuable in hindsight. A wonderful take on value 🙂
Always… sadly!!
Thank you ME!
That is so true! Yet in my case, I’m the one who keeps the towel on the bed sometimes 😛
Cheers
LOL 😀 I thought a wet towel on bed is a boy thing! 😀
So very true. Seems we like to learn the hard way!
Yes, we learn from mistakes.
Good to see you here, Alok!
Wonderful post! Whenever I complain about my husband leaving his dirty laundry on the floor, I have to tell myself that this is one of those things that I would miss if he wasn’t here…then it doesn’t seem as bad 🙂
My theme this year is: Happiness is… Seems like we have sister themes!
A to Z hopping!
~Katie
TheCyborgMom
Love your attitude, Katie. That’s how it should be.
Your short and sweet posts on happiness are inspiring. Thanks for sharing and good to meet you through this challenge 🙂
Sigh, cannot be more true.
Yes, sadly!
SO ttrue we only value things once we lose them.. which is so very wrong
if only …
Bikram’s
Yes, if only, we realize and value our relationships before it is too late!
Agree with you in this post completely 🙂 I always believe that we must create memories worth recalling and reliving… always appreciate the persons when they alive…. nothing like telling the person how much they mean.
Agree with you completely. We must appreciate all the things we have in life because we never know when that time will end. Clear the clutter inside our mind and realize what we have right now.
we never live in present
http://www.obliqview.blogspot.in
…and that’s a sad reality!
loved it….so profound….the rate at which you are churning out gyaan…you could be the new age guru, shilpa! Excellent play of words, simple yet profound.
New age guru… LOL NO!! 😀
Thanks Asha, glad you liked this one 🙂