Friday, May 1, 2009
long walk
This morning, I decided to go on a long, 3.5 mile walk. Because I normally run the loops around my house, I am usually only thinking about how much I want to get to the finish line and not paying that much attention to the things around me. Today, I actually got to notice the neighborhood happenings and I passed some interesting things:
1. I walked by a house under construction and I looked through the large, glass front doors only to see the largest Buddha figure I've ever seen in my life, sitting squarely in the center of the living room floor. It must have been at least 20 feet tall. I couldn't believe it! I immediately thought of my friends in India who are working as temporary missionaries there and realized that the same idolatry they are fighting against is happening right in my own backyard!
2. There was a dad sitting on his front porch, holding his little baby girl. They were growling in each other's faces. It was precious. I caught his eye as I passed and he gave me this, 'being-a-new-parent-has-completely-demolished-any-embarassement-that-I-may-have-otherwise-felt-in-this-situation" expression.
3. A completely infatuated couple in a car waiting at a stoplight. sidenote: When I cross the street at a light, I usually try and catch the eye of the driver to establish a mutual understanding that I am going to pass by in front of the them and they had better not hit me (after all, I DO have a working knowledge of unintentional torts and the litigation process from my business law class). There was no hope for this driver though. end sidenote. As I passed in front of the car, I watched the guy gently pick up the girl's hand and kiss it. It's hard for me not to smile at those kind of romantic gestures...
It was a good walk.
1. I walked by a house under construction and I looked through the large, glass front doors only to see the largest Buddha figure I've ever seen in my life, sitting squarely in the center of the living room floor. It must have been at least 20 feet tall. I couldn't believe it! I immediately thought of my friends in India who are working as temporary missionaries there and realized that the same idolatry they are fighting against is happening right in my own backyard!
2. There was a dad sitting on his front porch, holding his little baby girl. They were growling in each other's faces. It was precious. I caught his eye as I passed and he gave me this, 'being-a-new-parent-has-completely-demolished-any-embarassement-that-I-may-have-otherwise-felt-in-this-situation" expression.
3. A completely infatuated couple in a car waiting at a stoplight. sidenote: When I cross the street at a light, I usually try and catch the eye of the driver to establish a mutual understanding that I am going to pass by in front of the them and they had better not hit me (after all, I DO have a working knowledge of unintentional torts and the litigation process from my business law class). There was no hope for this driver though. end sidenote. As I passed in front of the car, I watched the guy gently pick up the girl's hand and kiss it. It's hard for me not to smile at those kind of romantic gestures...
It was a good walk.
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