Look around you

When you see motes of dust floating in a ray of sunlight, 
does it make you think they're dancing and puts a little smile on your face?

When you look at the night sky and see the millions of stars twinkling at you,
can you feel the entire universe expanding outwards all around you?

When you stand at the top of a summit and see the land stretching endlessly below you, 
does it make you gasp in awe and take your breath away?

When you stare out to the sea and hear the waves crash, 
does it fill your heart with indescribable emotion and make your spirit soar?

When autumn comes and the leaves turn into brilliant shades and fall, 
do you feel inexplicably nostalgic and just a little bit more grown-up?

Because if you feel none of these things, 
   if nature and everything around you 
    don't have any effect on your heart and soul, 
      then the beauty of the world is wasted on you, 
        and you don't know how much you're missing. 

"If then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."   
- Leo Tolstoy