Mira wasn’t happy that morning. She counted the days again… four weeks and three days. She wasn’t going to be the first one to call Raj. After all, Raj hadn’t called her back after they had met last and he had said he would. Mira wanted so much to talk to Raj. Finally, she decided to take a walk. The evening air was cold and she walked briskly to keep herself warm.
The ice cream man was almost invisible against the headlights of the numerous cars that zipped by. When Mira did notice him, she stopped. “Today’s the perfect day to treat myself to a raspberry ice cream,” Mira thought to herself. Luck wasn’t in Mira’s favor and the ice cream man was out of his pièce de résistance. Mira cursed and ordered a chocolate chip ice cream. “Damn! The raspberry flavor is so much better,” Mira thought to herself while finishing the last bite.
The Choice to Count Your Blessings
In our lust for the ideal situation, we often forget to enjoy what we have. Whether it is friendship or an ice cream, we are so obsessed with preconceived notions that we willingly trade joy for sorrow. While life may not be fair, it always gives us the choice… the choice to complain or be grateful, the choice to soak up happiness or sorrow.
Count Your Blessings and Enjoy the Chocolate Chip
Okay, so you don’t have the raspberry flavor that you wanted. That event is over. Now the choice is between enjoying the chocolate chip and complaining. It is no longer between raspberry and chocolate chip! May as well enjoy what you have in hand. Isn’t it?
So, may as well call your Raj, even if he hasn’t called you. Sometimes you need to work a little harder to attract happiness 
. Yes, it would be wonderful if he felt the way you feel for him. A lot of people believe love can be enjoyed only when it is reciprocated. And there’s a lot of pain when it’s only one-sided. I don’t. I believe that when it’s one-sided, the choice is no longer between raspberry and chocolate chip! So, don’t forget to simply enjoy what you feel for him.
I totally loved this post, because it touched my heart, it was simple to understand and so relevant to the inner conflicts and beliefs that we face in our relationships and the choices we make in molding those relationships. I particularly loved the part where you talked about how people believe that love can be enjoyed only when it is reciprocated.
Well said! Strive for the best but be appreciate of what you have in the present.
Thank you so much, Jess. I really appreciate your kind words.