Essay The Day I Found Joy - 917 Words

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. -- Oscar Wilde One of the things that has always puzzled me is human nature, our joys, fears and madness. The very source of the painful cramps of the soul that we call sadness, and the source of the multicolor soft parade that we call happiness. Those feelings have been with us since we saw the light, and are going to be there until the dark and graceful death decides to cover the light of life with her soft wings. They shape everything that makes us, our face, our expression, our spirit, our minds, our future and our past. Those feelings are what drive us to construct and to destroy, make us love something deeply, or with a little bit of poison (like one†¦show more content†¦Thats exactly what I did that morning. As I was walking I tried to capture any friendly glances, any sign of emotion from their eyes. But nothing-- just black holes in their faces. Somebody would look back for just one second, strike me with their piercing eyes and continue their hustle through the crowded streets. In just one second my smile disappeared, my eyes stopped shining and I felt like being thrown into a deep hole in Hell. I couldnt imagine why they were so worried, they seemed so mad, dressed in those gray suits, looking like expressionless ants in a cement kingdom. Then these thoughts came to my mind: sure, I am Mr. Smiles just because I have no worries at all, no family to support, no house payment to pay, I didnt have to worry about making ends meet. They probably thought that I was some kind of stoned hippy, smiling at nothing. nbsp; Nothing to smile for. Wait a second! Is that a melody? nbsp; A sweet melody started filling the air; it was a sweet melody that said: nbsp; Dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing is going to be alright nbsp; At first I couldnt tell where the music, the voice of Bob Marley was coming from, but when the walking crowd started parting, I had the greatest sight of my life. And what a sight it was! nbsp; There was a man on a wheelchair, with a stereo on his lap and the biggest smile you have ever seen,Show MoreRelatedJoy Is Not Just Happiness1170 Words   |  5 Pageseveryday lives, joy has become synonymous with both happiness and pleasure. We have diminished the meaning of the word by using it in place of the more appropriate terms in order to provide emphasis. C.S. Lewis takes more literal definition of joy, and so assigns it more significance in his mind, separating it from any other emotion. 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