Being happy is a choice

by June

I have chosen to be happy, even after having shed some (sad) tears from time to time. Most of my friends see only the sunny side of me; a very few saw the cloudy me. You were always like sunshine, butnow I know your heart can be heavy, too. 

This year, I tried to write some personal greetings to friends and loved ones before Christmas, but eventually I surrendered to e-cards of mass mailing. This gives me a chance to “reply” with more personal touch. 

A few students and clients remembered me by sending me greetings, for which I am grateful. A few friends sent me year-endletter, to whom I responded with my own version of the letter. All these communications make me busy and happy, but only one email touched my soul. In a moment like this, I believe there must be a life before present, and a life after this. You and I must have be lovers 500 years ago, as a Buddhist wouldsay. How else could we meet during a spring break in the paradise by chance, and became soul mates? It is such a wonderful feeling when two strangers in this big world would become close friends. I do hope to meet you again, someday, in this life. Merry Christmas to you…