Common

The invariable mark of wisdom is seeing 

the miraculous in the common.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I see the miraculous in the common all the time. It's not because I'm wise. It's not even because I'm particularly observant. I think it's because almost everything amazes me. I mean, seriously, how did that happen? 

Hinges. Legos. Winter. Crayons. The Stapler. Tulips. Stopwatches. Manatees. Sunsets. 

Also, why "The Stapler." Why not just "Staplers"?

The world is full of mysteries and wonder and the miraculous.