Thinking Out Loud: It’s The Small Things That Matter

In July, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents received a summons from the Nazi’s to report to a labor camp. Instead, they went to a secret annex to hide from Nazi’s. Thirteen year old Anne Frank remained there until her arrest on August 4, 1944, deported and eventually killed. Anne Frank maintained a diary while in the secret annex. The following excerpt is taken from Anne Frank’s diary.i

“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?” ~ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

NOTE: We strive for the big things, material things, accumulation of things. In the end, it is the small things that matter. The feel of warm sun beating on one’s back. The grasp of a child’s hand. The kiss from a lover. Seeing a rainbow as a storm clears. A phone call from someone close to you. The smell of coffee brewing. A hug from a friend. The list is endless. Small things are really big things, and they are the things that make life worth living.