Joy Crumbs
By Sarah Bahiraei
@sarahbahiraei
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case.
Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.”
Guest photo essay by Sarah Bahiraei. Sarah is a writer, wife, and mother abroad. She is inspired by cafe lattes, the sky, and the thread weaving all our stories together. She writes on Substack and hopes her words stir readers to look for the bits of magic tucked away in the ordinary.
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