Unexpected Joys in Ordinary Moments

           As I had my normal weekend routine this day that is swimming, I engaged into a conversation with one of the regular attendees of the facility. While hearing the sound of the pool water, I could also sense his excitement as he narrated to me his personal life that after all those years he spent working, he was able to finally reach his milestone: his retirement by April this year. 

          What was amazing for me is his sense of gratitude for all years he spent working with his company. Though he told me that it was not pure joy due to his job's challenges but somehow, all in all he was joyful to have been able to contribute to the growth of his company. He tried to emphasize to me that it was his company that helped him put food on his table. As I listened intently to his story, I tried to reflect my own Company and there is that sense of gratitude for me to be able to contribute to the success of the Company. 

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         For my friend, retirement could be a start to a new phase of his life journey yet his gratefulness as well as joy to his past life with his Company is considered as a significant chapter of his present life. How about you, when was the last time you felt being grateful to something or to be overjoyed by the turn of your life's events?