Joie de Vivre in A to Z

It’s April of 2024 and Day 10 of the A to Z challenge. This year I am doing the theme of ‘26 Moments’ on my blog. I plan to pull out A to Z parts from diverse set which are more than just the parts and possibly describe the world of their own.  It can be a wonder, an invention, a community, the philosophy, a thought, a lead, a culture, a design, or basically anything that would make one wonder and ponder on.  26 imperfect petite flashes that are amongst and around us.

My everyday will have a selection, description, an eight line poem followed by an interpretation.

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Day 10: Joie de Vivre

Joie de vivre is a French word meaning joy of living, frequently used by many other language speakers, especially English. The causal usage dates back to 17^th century and its literary usage in 19^th century. The word brings out the keen or buoyant enjoyment of life. The word captures the essence of enjoyment, delight, joyfulness, cheerfulness, etc. It defines the person who is in the moment of enjoying life in cheerful and spirited way. The word also means that one has to find delight in simply living one’s life. Be it joy of daily work, routine, conversation, meals, or anything that one is up to and that is part of their daily living. It is about making joy as philosophy of life.  

Pronunciation: ZHWAA” + “duh” + “VEEV” + “ruh”

Poem:
Moments of love,
In conversations,
Moments of pureness,
In acts of living,
Moments of sincerity,
In the parts of doing,
That joy,
Is healing.

We all want to live in the moments of satisfactions. Our everyday challenges are our moments of joy. The joy, the happiness, isn’t coming later. It is here, every moment.