When you are working on increasing joyfulness, a simple action can bring great joy. Last week, I was coming inside with the dry laundry and noticed a fleck in the water tub we leave on our doorstep for pigeons, doves, and other birds to drink form and bathe in. After dumping the clothes, I returned to check.
It was not moving, so I thought it was dead. However, something made me scoop it out from the water with a finger anyway - just in case.
I gently rolled the fly from my finger onto the bedroom windowsill, to allow it to dry out in the sunshine if it were still living. It walked away from the wet patch on the sill…
For those of us who are not yet experienced enough to assist our fellow humans, helping to rescue a tiny insect can be a way in which to gain joy from doing something right and beneficial. We cannot all be Buddhas that save multiple human minds from suffering - but any of us can rescue a small bug from death and feel joyful that we have at least been able to save one tiny life.
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