Happiness Journal 8/5/25

I was a man on a mission today. I only had two periods to guide my students to prepare their thank-you notes in anticipation for their engagement with public transport workers next Tuesday. But even if time was tight, I wanted them to do work that we could be proud of. So, I asked the Art teacher if I could borrow her colour pencils and marker pens. Thankfully, she said yes.

Once I reached the classroom, I was the consummate general, directing every student to do something. Some drew; some coloured, and others wrote notes. Their level of rapt concentration was exhibited at a level as rare as sighting a unicorn.

In the end, they produced art works that delighted my senses.