It's Christmas. Children anxiously anticipate opening the presents they have seen wrapped and placed under the tree. They speculate as to what those paper bound bow tied boxes contain. Sometimes they know what's inside. Other times they are completely clueless. There are different expressions on their faces depending on whether they know the contents. The fun in watching is the delight expressed when they are caught off guard by a surprise.
Adults are really no different. Yes, we are supposed to be less demonstrative. But that does not tell the whole story. It's not just in the display of surprise, it's the delight of surprise that is hard to mask.
The phrase "the delight of surprise" is most intriguing. Whether the surprise evokes an immediate reaction or is subdued does not in any way negate the surprise itself. It is simply a positive experience that was not expected.
Some surprises are mind shattering and some are merely amusing. But all surprises have the degree of awe that is fun sometime to the point of overwhelming. Life is full of surprises. Let us be thankful and allow the delight of surprise to fuel our enthusiasm for unexpected joy.
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