We often think that life is made up of earth shattering events, people become thrill seekers, undertake extreme sports, set themselves almost unattainable targets ,as they rush from continent to continent, place to place exploring reaching out touching trying and tasting experimenting all life has to offer .
Sometimes in the rush to find yet another other stimuli one forgets to stop and take time out for the little things, a smile, a word, a flower, a kindness makes all the difference.
Last week a friend called me and said she was going to Efrat shopping, not to seek the bright lights, but two ladies of a certain age went off to do our household chores.
Nothing exceptional just routine, yet a visit to the health food shop and supermarket punctuated with a visit to the Post office certainly warranted putting on my mascara and changing out of crocks.
It was a crisp winter morning with the sun shining through; it was a morning where we didn’t rush, we took our time over breakfast in the small coffee shop in the center of Efrat ,along with six or eight other bescarfed women ,who were also briefly escaping work and domesticity with a mug of steaming coffee and an egg salad bagel !
We chatted, mooched round the book shop .After that , I, at long last purchased a “magav” ( an Israeli mop to clean the floor with) something that I needed ,but kept failing to remember .It was a little thing but I was so excited by not only remembering, but having the wherewithal to bring my purchase home this little act was almost the climax of our trip.
Our outing possibly took less than two hours, yet this little trip with a friend sharing mundane tasks some quiet time, some light hearted banter and smiles changed a routine day into something special.
