"Remember Today"

"The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here."

-Robert G. Ingersoll

We had a successful class yesterday,

the 7th graders and I.

We learned how different

the minds of Americans

and Japanese

are.

We played a game

where they guessed

what picture I was holding in my hand.

I gave them clues, according to color and shape,

and that's when the class erupted.

"Tigers are yellow!"

No, they're orange.

"Onions are brown!"

No, they're pink.

"The sun is red!"

No, it's yellow.

"Stoplights are blue!"

No, they're green.

Teaching can be mundane,

because it's selfless.

But, if I let the days of the week pass me by

without a second glance,

I throw away moments of life.

To quoth Keith Urban's music:

"These are the days we will remember,

and these are the times that won't come again."

I learn so much

by living here.

There's nowhere else on Earth

I need to be

right now.

{Music via The Lovely Bones. Gorgeous film. You must watch it.}

{Quotes from "Hawksong" & "Eclipse"}