Every event in life, great or small,  can be an opportunity for progress. Even the most insignificant details can lead to revelations if you know how to profit from them. Whenever you are engaged in something which does not demand the whole of your attention, use it as an opportunity to develop Your faculty of observation and you will make interesting discoveries.

To help you to understand what I mean, I shall give you  two examples. They are two brief moments in life which are insignificant in themselves, but still leave a deep and lasting impression. The first example takes place in Paris. You have to go out into this immense city; here all is noise , apparent confusion , bewildering activity.Suddenly you see a women walking in front of you ; she is like most other women ,her dress has nothing to striking about it, but her gait is remarkable, supple, rhythmic, elegant, harmonious .It catches your attention and you are full of wonder.Then, this body moving along so gracefully reminds you of all the splendors of ancient Greece and the unparalleled lesson in beauty which its culture gave to the whole world and you live an unforgettable moments  – all that just because of a woman who knows how to walks!

The second example is from the other end of the world, from Japan .You have just arrived in this beautiful country for a long stay and very soon you find out that unless you have at least a minimum knowledge of the language, it will be very difficult for you to get along .

So you begin to study Japanese and in order to become familiar with the language you do not miss a single opportunity to hear people talking, and then , beside you, in a tram where you have just taken your seat, there is a small child of four or five years with his mother. The child begins to talk in a clear and pure voice and listening to him you have the remarkable experience that he knows spontaneously what you have to learn with so much effort, and that as far as Japanese is concerned he could be your teacher in spite of his youth. In  this way life becomes full of wonder and lives you a lesson at each step . Looked at from this angle, it is truly worth living.