Earlier I had written about my feelings after watching a live SPB concert. How the overwhelming emotion I felt was gratitude for being able to appreciate his music.

Today as I was listening to this great tribute to Rahman by Govind Vasantha, the musician who composed the soulful songs of 96, showcasing the amazing spectrum of Rahman’s music, I felt that same rush of emotion – gratitude – but this time it was for having the ability to get such pure joy from the simple things in life, for being cognizant of how precious that is and not taking it for granted.

Gratitude has such deep impact on how you see the world. It instills real humility that doesn’t otherwise come naturally to humans. This satisfaction in simplicity may not give me the arrogance needed to dream for the impossible but I am happy to have this over the other.