Making people smile
Here’s the story in brief. My mate Adam found out I used to kayak. He likes to kayak. He bullied me beyond belief to get back into it and buy a kayak (to my undiscolsed pleasure – don’t tell him that). In the meantime, Adam likes old Beatles. He hasn’t owned one for years but bought a new/old one (sadly, my bullying wasn’t required in return). Now, we’ve started roadtripping with said kayaks and said Beatle. This makes me smile a lot. But what I have also discovered is that the rare sight of a brightly-coloured classic-retro Bug with several (also brightly-coloured) kayaks atop makes other people smile also as much.
The poops on the Motorway from middle-aged men in drab modern Vauxhalls/BMWs/Volvos/Peugeots (*delete as appropriate) and even better, the waves from Zebra crossings late on a friday night in Central London make you realise just how serious the world has got. So, a lesson for us all…don’t be scared to drive round in a crazy car/wear a pink sweater – it might just make everyone that little bit happier. Stop taking it all so seriously!
man+boat->sea by car = :0), love it!
if something in your life makes you unhappy, then get rid of it. In this case, keep the boat, keep the car, hell – even keep the pink jumper!