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title: Take Time to Smell the Flowers
description: Don't zip through life. Take time to smell the flowers, and appreciate the beauty around you.
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## A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul.

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 Date: 20-Nov-2015

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# Take Time to Smell the Flowers

Posted by [Pek Chew Lian](https://www.stjohneldershome.org.sg/blog/author/pek-chew-lian) on 20-Nov-2015 15:03:37

This beauty greets me almost every morning as I walk from the train station to my workplace – St. John’s Home for Elderly Persons, which is nestled within the Sennett Estate.

**![20151119_092735-871937-edited.jpg](https://www.stjohneldershome.org.sg/hs-fs/hubfs/Gallery/20151119_092735-871937-edited.jpg?width=484&name=20151119_092735-871937-edited.jpg "20151119_092735-871937-edited.jpg")  
**

 

Some morning, it faces the road. Other mornings, like yesterday, it turned towards the pavement – my direction.

It stands tall, but lies low. It is obscure to those who walk with their eyes glued to their mobile phones.

It always has a radiant smile for those who bother to give it a glance, or more…..

Its presence makes my walk to the Home an enjoyable one. I look forward to seeing this bright, beautiful and glamorous flower every morning. I’d imagine it as my good friend waiting to welcome me with open arms and a big smile.

In the evening, when I knock off from work. This beauty seems to retire for the day too, for its petals close up, and it hunches.

This morning, as I walk to the Home, I see it no more.

Thank you, my friend, for making each of my work day a beautiful one. I hope to see you again, some day…..

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Don’t just zip through life. Take time to smell the flowers.

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