I’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses. I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard,check th

I’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses. I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard,check that nobody is watching, then bury my head in the flowers.
I’ve also been walking into bakeries and walking around without buying anything.After having surgery on my broken nose 18 months ago, I haven’t been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose is back in business.I’ve been fascinated by smells, and it’s given me a new way of thinking. Smell is just one

of the little bits and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was 5 months old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back and giggled (傻笑). He’d never felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?
The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this
deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed.
Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new, clean bed sheets?
We don’t write postcards about the small things. We don’t frame them in photographs.
They aren’t that great or grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive.
As my sense of smell returns to me, it’s like I’m smelling things for the first time. They’re
full of memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There’s an itch (痒) I can’t reach!