Doughnut Hole

I was once told "You sound like a person who sees the hole of a doughnut, but the doughnut itself."  As I was wondering what that meant, he added "You seem to pay more attention to what you don't have in your life rather than what you do."  Interestingly enough, that was a comment made by someone who I had just met on a plane, flying from Osaka to Tokyo which took less than 90 minutes.

This is an episode in December 2001 and I have been thinking about what he said over and over for the last ten years.  Lately, I finally realized something; the remark the stranger kindly gave me indicates that I do not appreciate what I have in my life but rather focus on what I'm lacking and overpower it.  In other words, I am not enjoying my life up to its full potential.

I know it is not an easy work to break your old habit but I will stop staring at the hole to discuss its size, shape, or etc.  Instead, I will grab the doughnut and eat to share its kind, flavor and texture with others.

Write like No One is Reading...

“Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth.” - Mark Twain

What does this poem suggest you?  Do whatever you feel content in the way you like.  It does not matter what others may think or say, just free yourself and do what you want to do to please your soul.

Here is another quote reinforcing the idea:

"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be he must be." - Abraham Maslow