It’s a Great Day to Think about That
I looked to my right and saw a boy dressed in blue shorts, an old t-shirt, flip flops on his feet and hair blowing in the wind. He was probably around eight years old. I was riding west on the street; he was riding east on the sidewalk. As we neared each other he called out to me, “It’s a great day for a bicycle ride, isn’t it?
“It sure is,” I replied.
It was a quick moment - a snapshot in time.
It made me remarkably happy to witness this child riding along with such joyous abandon. He seemed impervious to other demands. He was totally in the moment; fully experiencing the delight of a bicycle ride on a warm spring day.
I too was enjoying my ride. It felt good to be outside, household chores pushed off until later in the day. But what would it take to feel total abandon; to be so present in the moment that I got lost in my happiness?
I'm not sure, but I’d like to try to capture a bit of the magic that spilled into the air this afternoon. A little boy on a bicycle seemed to have the answer to my elusive question.
And it seems like a great day to think about that.
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