That Magic Moment

       

A series of moments. That's all life is at the end of the day. But some moments are inevitably more significant than others. 

It might be the moment you meet your soulmate, or the moment when your child is born, or when you receive a piece of news (good or bad) that will impact the rest of your life. 

The thing about these moments is that we are very rarely able to predict them in advance. They just happen, and when they do your life can often be changed forever. 

I was made to think of this today when I was out for a drive with the children. We were going down a country lane in Somero and suddenly in front of us we saw a mother and baby deer crossing the road. Although our car was no danger to either of them, both deer panicked when they saw us and ran in different directions. The mother continued crossing the road into forest and the baby ran back into the field they had come from. 

The baby stood staring at us for a while, probably wondering what to do next. Then just as we were about to leave, we saw the mum waiting quietly just a few metres away, covered by the trees. 

Neither of these photos would win any prizes in a photographic competition, but I like them both, because they represent a moment which came out of nowhere and which we will probably never see repeated. 

It reminded me that you can never be sure what life has in store for you. Just one moment can change everything. And the best we can do is to make the most of the moments we have and to keep our eyes open for the moments when magic can occur. They are the ones worth waiting for.