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Sunday, March 10, 2013

If everyday were like a walk on the parkway

If everyday were like a walk on the parkway.....

  • People would smile at each other when they passed (they might even say "hello")
  • Kids on skateboards would be fun to watch
  • Your dog would be with you, all of the time
  • Sweats and sneakers would be acceptable everyday wear
  • If you are moving more slowly than someone else it's not a sign of your incompetence, it is only a sign of the choice of your mode of mobility
  • Silence
  • Making a friendly comment to a stranger would not mean you were weird 
  • Windblown hair would be a positive status symbol
  • Color would be noticed
  • The sound of running water would not mean something was broken and flooding
  • Observing wildlife would be the norm, not a novelty
  • "On your left" or "On your right" would never mean anything political
  • The need to talk would be negated by a squeeze of the hand or a glance and grin
  • Sitting to rest, and watch, and letting everything pass you by would not put you behind
  • You would hear new sounds, pleasant sounds, sounds that did not mean your car was dying
  • Kids could be kids
  • Adults could be kids
  • The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but the path would make you go the long way to appreciate the effort it takes to get there
If everyday were like a walk on the parkway......

   

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