Saturday, October 27, 2007
mostly - Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007
today’s Musing written and published from south Calgary, near Fish Creek Park
-4C/25F (high 11C), clear, feeling the sound as our chests pushed hot air into frosty stillness, Gusta frenetic over rabbit smells to chase, I’m ecstatic that my left foot is working so well; remnants of snow silent on frozen turf
in your life, on your landscape – there is at least someone who is not getting to the front of the line who ought to, someone who deserves to be taken care of, planned for and thought about as a #1 priority . . look around you may find them . . look hard, I’ll help you if you can’t find them
week sped by, barely a wave hello; sunny suburban Saturday morn – time to catch breath, to think, to let a mind wander and wonder – I suppose there is a better peace than this; surely a resort getaway or hotel room service might make it more luxurious but not better; the world outside the door is mostly safe, the landscape is mostly fair, the opportunities are mostly open to all, the society is mostly kind, the air is mostly clean, the laws are mostly just, the smiles are mostly genuine
we give and do and work, mostly for others; I look around and see so many people doing so much so selflessly – while laudable, mostly, these saintly servants of bosses and families and friends put others first so often they almost always put themselves further down the list a few places or at the end or not at all; what a shame it is – for all of us – when we fail to recognize people who matter so much are so often left out; I don’t mean forgotten, but taken for granted as less than what they deserve, left with less than they richly deserve, left down the line or at the end of the line or with their place in line forgotten or closed up, leaving them on the sidelines
if you’ve looked all around your life and cannot find someone from ‘down the list’ who ought to be in first place, if you’ve wracked your mind for the ah+ha moment of truth that has you saying, ‘oh yeah, that’s the forgotten person in my life, that’s the person whose needs are always pushed aside to make room for everyone else in their life’ – well, if you’ve looked all around and cannot find them, I’ll give you a clue
first, go into your bathroom, stand in front of the mirror, and turn on the light – voila
Mark Kolke
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-4C/25F (high 11C), clear, feeling the sound as our chests pushed hot air into frosty stillness, Gusta frenetic over rabbit smells to chase, I’m ecstatic that my left foot is working so well; remnants of snow silent on frozen turf
in your life, on your landscape – there is at least someone who is not getting to the front of the line who ought to, someone who deserves to be taken care of, planned for and thought about as a #1 priority . . look around you may find them . . look hard, I’ll help you if you can’t find them
week sped by, barely a wave hello; sunny suburban Saturday morn – time to catch breath, to think, to let a mind wander and wonder – I suppose there is a better peace than this; surely a resort getaway or hotel room service might make it more luxurious but not better; the world outside the door is mostly safe, the landscape is mostly fair, the opportunities are mostly open to all, the society is mostly kind, the air is mostly clean, the laws are mostly just, the smiles are mostly genuine
we give and do and work, mostly for others; I look around and see so many people doing so much so selflessly – while laudable, mostly, these saintly servants of bosses and families and friends put others first so often they almost always put themselves further down the list a few places or at the end or not at all; what a shame it is – for all of us – when we fail to recognize people who matter so much are so often left out; I don’t mean forgotten, but taken for granted as less than what they deserve, left with less than they richly deserve, left down the line or at the end of the line or with their place in line forgotten or closed up, leaving them on the sidelines
if you’ve looked all around your life and cannot find someone from ‘down the list’ who ought to be in first place, if you’ve wracked your mind for the ah+ha moment of truth that has you saying, ‘oh yeah, that’s the forgotten person in my life, that’s the person whose needs are always pushed aside to make room for everyone else in their life’ – well, if you’ve looked all around and cannot find them, I’ll give you a clue
first, go into your bathroom, stand in front of the mirror, and turn on the light – voila
Mark Kolke
340,052
198.0
What do you think? Join the discussion - your comments are welcomed - please write.
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