What If?

The holidays are an interesting time of year. Whether celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, or any other day, the world rejoices together, shares love and affection for another, and we catch glimpses of smiles on faces that we may not in July. Its baffling what the power of one holiday can have on society. We exchange gifts, embrace one another, and take brief moments to give thanks for what we have in our lives. Anywhere you go, you can literally feel the love around you from workplaces to grocery stores to subways.The energy around us at this time of year is quite remarkable and fascinating. What if everyday was like the holidays? What if we extended our hands and hearts to others 365 times over in a single year? What would the world be like I wonder? Could it be a Utopia or would it be the same?

Perhaps the single greatest thing about the holidays is the connectedness we allow ourselves to feel. Although often short lived, I believed we have it in us to open ourselves and our eyes up everyday as though it were the holidays. Can you imagine how possibility would change for the better? Can you imagine what we could accomplish if our state of mind was as it is this time of year, everyday? What if we endeavored to treat one another based on where we come from rather then simply who we are on the surface? What if this happened each and everyday on top of the holidays. I imagine it would be magical.

Its fascinating to imagine a world where we openly talk to strangers on trains, praise one another every single day, and feel united as one. I enjoy walking down the streets at this time of year and imagining these pleasant scenarios play out in my head, all while people watching, absorbing the aesthetic beauty of snow, multicolor lights and decorated trees all around. Then, I think to myself-what if?