Sometimes it feels like many of the surprises that regularly come our way are not delightful – a matter of fact, many of them simply stink. For me, that is why when a kind and positive surprise pops up, it brings me so much joy. I know it sounds corny, but the lyrics to the song written by George David Weiss and Robert Thiele for Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World” pops into my head “… “And I think to myself What a Wonderful World”.
AI Generated Image of Louis Armstrong
The song “What a Wonderful World” was written in the mid-1960’s, a time with many not so great surprises: the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, racial strife, etc.
Lighted “LOVE” at Bentleyville in Duluth, MN (Lift Bridge and Lake Superior in the background)
Louis Armstrong is quoted as saying “Seems to me it ain’t the world that’s so bad but what we’re doing to it, and all I’m saying is: see what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance. Love, baby – love. That’s the secret.” (Source: goodreads.com)
May you feel the love and get lots of good surprises. As Louis said:
