A glimpse of happiness

I turned on the news this morning and the reports were the same.
"North Korea fires missiles"
"Nanny beheads child"
"Sex scandals in the Catholic church"
"Migrants and authorities clash at the border"
*sigh*
In a world so filled with violence and misery, I live for glimpses of happiness. Little rays of sunshine that brighten up my day.
Sometimes it's hearing from an old friend, getting a compliment, helping a stranger.
Today, it was seeing a mother swing her child in the air. She never noticed me, sitting on the bench in the background, basking in her joy, absorbing her laughter, hearing her son giggle. A short moment in her day, a glimpse of happiness in mine.  

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