“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
When my son Alex, 17, got home from school on Tuesday, he asked, “Do you want to go to the zoo?” I had other plans for the next few hours—a magazine article to finish writing, calls to make, dinner to prepare. But knowing he’ll be headed off to college before I know it, I grabbed my car keys and said, “I’m in.”
Since Alex was an infant, we’ve visited the Grizzly habitat where the bears—his favorite animals—slept in dark dens or lounged in the grass far away from the observation area. During this visit, however, we found one of them taking a dip. Alex knelt, placed his hand on the glass and found himself eye-to-eye and palm-to-paw with a magnificent creature who further communicated with him by blowing bubbles. This opportunity that we easily could’ve missed became a magical moment neither of us will ever forget.
Since Alex was an infant, we’ve visited the Grizzly habitat where the bears—his favorite animals—slept in dark dens or lounged in the grass far away from the observation area. During this visit, however, we found one of them taking a dip. Alex knelt, placed his hand on the glass and found himself eye-to-eye and palm-to-paw with a magnificent creature who further communicated with him by blowing bubbles. This opportunity that we easily could’ve missed became a magical moment neither of us will ever forget.
When has saying “yes” to an opportunity been rewarding—even magical?
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