How to Observe a Bee

When you spot a bee in the garden, do not simply let him be. A bee has much to teach you. Bees have learned how to work diligently whilst being wonderfully free. To be a bee is to be free. Observe, and imitate their rotund buoyancy and busy manoeuvres with your body. Wonder to yourself if "buzz" is the secret to getting to roll around in flowers as a career. Perhaps they're trying to tell us.

Pass this message on.

Tell your co-workers "buzz."

Tell your boss "buzz."

Find someone named Jillian, and tell her "buzz."

Upon realizing that buzzing is not the secret, and admitting to yourself that you have no idea how to enjoy a life that is both playful and productive, return to the spot where you first saw that bee. Crawl through the garden, brushing up against the flowers. Collect glorious pollen on your clothes, in your hair, and up your most allergic crevasse. You cannot make honey with this pollen, it's true. But after nuzzling enough flowers, and dirtying yourself thoroughly, you might feel a bit happy.