Sun shining!
Seagulls soaring through a clear blue sky.
Kites dragging helplessly along the ground as you and your friends run enthusiastically in the opposite direction...
Yep, it was a wonderful wonderful day. :)
Kite-flying though, ladies and gentlemen, is not always as straightforward as one might think.
It turns out there is a considerable amount of skill involved.
Firstly you need to get on top of putting the darned things together! Which, due to the wonderful observations and creative problem solving skills of Joe and Ruth, we eventually managed to sort out. :D
Secondly, there's that whole thing about getting the kite in the sky.
Which HAPPENED! Just not for all of us.
LOOK! There she is!... That little speck of happiness and freedom, which you can see in this lovely photo by Joe! ^_^
That my friends, was Heathers kite. :)
And also the only kite that managed to make it to greater heights...
BUT, never fear! There are no failures! (Well three, but we won't talk about those)
Because we did it!
By the end of the day, a sunflower kite was hanging effortlessly in the air as we sat and played cards in the sunshine. :)
SO darling readers, what I'm choosing to take away from this (as pointed out by Ruth), is the idea that even if only ONE thing works out right, it is all worth it. :D
Hell, if none of the kites had managed to fly, it would still be worth it.
Because at the end of the day, life isn't about learning to fly! It's about all the fun you have running around flapping your arms. :)
Let's reflect on a quote from Abdul-Baha! :D
It's about excellence! ^_^
"We all, the Eastern and the Western nations, must strive day and night, with heart and soul, to achieve this high ideal, to cement the unity between all the nations of the earth. Every heart will then be refreshed, all eyes will be opened, the most wonderful power will be given, the happiness of humanity will be assured. … This will be the Paradise which is to come on earth, when all mankind will be gathered together under the Tent of Unity in the Kingdom of Glory."
- Abdul-Baha (Baha'u'llah and the New Era, pg. 286)
Thank-you Joe for the lovely quote by the way! :)
Personally, looking at these words, I can't help but think about what a powerful thing it is to work together!
I mean, INCREDIBLY powerful!
Look at that second line! Hearts = refreshed! Eyes = opened! Happiness = assured! :o
Sounds amazing, right!
And it's up to us! We can make that happen.
:o
Anyone else getting a little empowered?
Sort of like that story about the sticks! When the children ran outside and each brought back a twig, the teacher was able to snap it easily... but when the twigs were all put together in a bunch, and passed around, not a single person could break them.
But it takes EVERYONE! Trying! Working together! :D
In UNITY!
^_^
Lets go world. :)
Personally, in regards to our kite flying adventure, I think we did a pretty spiffy job. :D
Alot of working together was done after all. :)
And, whaddya know! The kite flew for us. ;)
Oh! And we also tried really hard - which the quote talks about too. ^_^
And on that note my friends, I bid you all the love and happiness you can bid in a blog - wherever you may be! x
Oh! And you can open your eyes now. ;)
woop woop!
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