Once upon a time in a country far away a boy lived …
very different from all the others his name was Eftichis.
![small pleasure firefly](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-firefly-e1405635721939.jpg?w=584)
Everything ran smoothly in his life until one day …
… many many years ago …
… an incident made him …
… see life from a different perspective.
And then, a big secret was revealed
The solution to a riddle …
… that humans have been trying to solve …
… for centuries now.
He discovered the meaning of life
He now knows …
… that happiness is nothing more …
… than moments …
… small and invisible moments.
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Like when someone covers you up at night
Dreaming …
Waking up to a sparrow’s song …
… on fresh-smelling clean sheets …
… next to someone you love …
Touching them …
… smelling them …
![small pleasure coffee](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-coffee-e1405635748775.jpg?w=584)
Feeling the warm water dropping on your face
Your house smelling …
… of freshly-baked cake
Holding a warm cup …
… when it’s cold outside.
![Small_Pleasures_wind](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small_pleasures_wind-e1405635560442.jpg?w=584)
Cutting a lemon from your tree
Feeling the fresh winter breeze …
… brushing your face.
![small pleasure light](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-light-e1405635690925.jpg?w=584)
Feeling light and empty of thoughts
In total calmness.
Under the water.
![small pleasure rain](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-rain-e1405635662900.jpg?w=584)
To keep doing things you did when you were young
When everyone is running under their umbrellas …
… you are standing in the rain.
![Small_Pleasures_lady bug](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small_pleasures_lady-bug-e1405635608817.jpg?w=584)
Walking barefoot on wet grass
Taking a balloon out for a walk
Believing in things that cannot be explained
That a ladybird is a good sign
![small pleasure beach](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-beach-e1405636508959.jpg?w=584)
To have no fear
Doing things that do not suit your age
Hearing the waves hit the shore
Feeling the earth under your feet
Thinking of nothing.
![Small_Pleasures_knowing](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small_pleasures_knowing-e1405635628958.jpg?w=584)
Someone whispering a secret to you.
Watching the sunset …
… even when others know …
… that you can’t see it.
![small pleasure blind](https://perpetuasiglos.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/small-pleasure-blind-e1405635770194.jpg?w=584)
Small Pleasures (Μικρές Χαρές) by Constantin Pilavios