We went mulberry picking the other day. I brought my parents and a few family friends along. My parents said they were the most delicious mulberries they had ever tasted in their entire lives, which made me incredibly proud. (Who knew there were mulberries like this in California?)
One thing I noticed while picking was that the mulberry picker is shaped like a deep, narrow cup. I think it was designed for storage so you can collect a large bunch, but if you want to eat as you go, you have to dig your hand in to get them out. You end up with juice all over your fingers, and the picker itself gets covered in it too. Not very convenient.
So I put some leaves at the bottom to make it shallower. It worked perfectly. I could just eat the mulberries as I picked them, using it like a little cup.
This small fix reminded me of life itself. We all have these big, deep containers that seem like they can hold a lot. But it is not very easy to actually get things out. You cannot enjoy them freely, you get your hands dirty, and the whole thing becomes a hassle.
When the container is smaller, it seems like you can store fewer things, but you actually get to experience more, and you end up happier. I started wondering what this container metaphor really represents. It could be all the things we want, all the AI tools we want to try, the stuff filling our homes, or even the space inside our hearts.
I wish for you to find some shallow containers too, so you can actually taste and enjoy the happiness of life.