One Apple A Day #567 - lesson learned
I confess. This morning I'm so sleepy and sluggish that even moving my fingers on the keyboard requires a lot of effort. I almost fell asleep during my morning stretching exercises.
You can imagine how hard it has been to find something to write about this morning. All this struggle to think straight and to write brought back a recent memory. Tuesday morning we took a taxi in Barcelona to go from the train station to the port. The taxi driver was a lovely guy, and we had a chat on our way through the traffic. Nothing special, you know. We started talking about the traffic and how it has changed in the last few years. When we asked if he likes to live in Barcelona, his answer was a small gem. Of course, he loved to live there. But the reason he gave was unexpected for me. He told us that he is always happy; that's why the city smiles back to him. His grandmother - abuela - told him something when he was a kid that has been his mantra since then.
"Si tienes comida, come. Si no tienes comida, no come."
If you have food, eat. If you don't have food, don't eat.
Life is simple, he said, just take what you have and get the best out of it.
So, this morning I'm following the advice of a taxi driver from Barcelona. I'm going with what I have, my sleepy brain, getting the best out of it.