You can’t hurry love, but when it comes it’s always wonderful

At times we moan and grumble, But if we pause a while, To tick off all our blessings, It’s sure to bring a smile; Moments that colour our daily living, Friends and family, all positive things, Good health to enjoy the pleasures, And precious gifts that nature brings.

They could have just picked the little boy up, but walking was new for him and he was loving it.

He didn’t know the difference between a play park and a supermarket car park, so his grandparents took a hand each and they looked out for the cars and other hazards on the way to the shop. I looked over and Granddad nodded proudly. “Toddlers! They take a long time to get anywhere,” he smiled.

Then Grandma qualified his that by adding: “But they make the journey so worthwhile.”

Walking on, I couldn’t help but thinking that was one of the more wonderful qualities of love – it’s always worth waiting for!

My friend Hamed interviewed a lot of people on camera, asking a seemingly simple question – “What is the happiest moment of your life?”

Some people went with the birth of their children or their wedding day, some recalled time spent with relatives who have since passed on, an inspiring few said: “This moment, right now!”

But what surprised the young film-maker most was the large number of people who admitted: “I don’t know.”

There can be few things that make life more worth living than happiness, even if it is simply delight to be alive, so if you can’t pick a happiest moment you either have a lot to choose from, or you haven’t been paying attention to your life.

I hope it’s the former rather than the latter.

That would make me very happy!

Sarah and Janie had been talking about beggars on the streets in their town.

“We agreed that many were just chancers,” Janie told me.

“But we also realised that some were people who had had their world turned upside-down, perhaps through no fault of their own.”

I agreed that it could happen to any of us.

“That’s when she made me the offer,” Janie said.

“If ever it happened to me I was to come to her, and if ever it happened to her she would come to me.”

Sarah and Janie have been friends for decades but I know they would happily extend the offer to others.

Now, if only we all had someone we could make such a beautiful deal with.

It was something I had wondered about so I listened when another friend asked Harry the question. Why did he keep up his relationship with … let’s call her … Grace?

She is a young woman who lives a fairly chaotic lifestyle, is in and out of police custody, has no social filters, and doesn’t seem to care for anyone except “Uncle Harry” (whom she has taken advantage of more than once) So … why? “Would you like to see her live a more normal life?” he asked. We agreed we would.

“Well, if ever she decides she wants to – or if ever she needs a lifeline – and we’ve all walked away, who’s going to help or guide her to something better?”

Like I said, Harry has a relationship with Grace. And I should have added, it’s a wonderful thing.