In a village, there lived a young man named Arian, who always felt that his life was very monotonous. He was always waiting for something big—when he would have a lot of money, when he would go to a big city. In hoping for this big thing, he had forgotten to enjoy the small joys of life.
One rainy afternoon, Arian was sitting on the porch of his old house. Suddenly, he saw the little girl from the neighboring house getting drenched in the rain and trying to float a paper boat in the mud. The boat kept sinking, but there was no annoyance on the girl's face; every time she launched the boat, her eyes sparkled with a strange joy.
At that moment, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds and fell on the girl's smiling face and the raindrops. It seemed as if the surroundings paused for a moment. Arian realized that this tiny moment, where there was no worry, only the joy of the present—this was the true essence of life.
He understood that in waiting for great success, we lose countless beautiful moments of life. "A moment in time" may come for just a few seconds, but its echo lingers for a lifetime. From that day on, Arian decided he would not ruin the present by worrying about the future.
