It has been a while since I posted. I have moved to a wonderful space that has allowed me to see many shooting stars, boats and a little drawbridge over the Neponset River. Yesterday, while taking a break from work, I observed the following:
The mother and her adult son were
walking, side by side, on East Berkley Street in Boston. Laughing, they sent out a wonderful
energy that made them feel closer in physical space than they actually were as
he explained the architecture of familiar Boston structures and landmarks. He was animated...his hands pointing in different directions to all the different structures. She was excited and focused on his
every word. As they began to walk over the
Mass Pike I noticed a man lagging behind them.
He seemed awkward, quiet and distant. He carried a camera and on occasion would snap a picture
of one of the buildings. His face
had no expression, and his energy felt troubling so I was surprised when the
mother and son stopped, turned and looked back, encouraging the man
who was lagging behind to catch up with them. As the three came together I felt the wonderful energy between the mother and son change…become less. Watching them speak with each other I realized they were together…they were family...and that "lagging behind man" was the adult man’s father. After a quick
moment of conversation, mother and son started walking again..."lagging behind man" (the father) checked out his camera. By the time he started walking again he was, once again, lagging behind. I so wanted
to shout out to the father “STOP lagging behind...STOP snapping pictures … be with your son in this
moment on this day and that will be a picture that will line your heart
forever”.
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