i got an epiphany today, and wondered if the pace of life is related to the pace you walk. it seems the elderly are more capable of enjoying sights and sounds, whereas people in their prime cant. due to work, due to stress, or perhaps just due to their being unable to take a leisurely stroll and calm down just enough to enjoy the scenery around.

maybe it's true. if in the morning you rush to work, you wouldn't realise how nice the flowers seem to greet the sun with their smiling faces. but if at the end of the day, you are able to go for a ten-minute walk around the park, you are more likely to realise the fragrance of the flowers.

life is short, we shouldn't spend too much of it absorbed in our own work. indulging in nature, in time alone, in time with friends, that is the only true way of enjoying life.