How many times when we are faced with the consequences of our actions or the actions of others do we ask ourselves this question? Tonight was a different night. Tonight I was there when a friend in need called. I was there to listen, not judge. I shared stories, I asked some questions and I helped to distract when required.
Isn't that what true friends do? They don't judge, they are there for their friends no matter what. When as described to me today the poo hit the oscillating wind generation machine, I was there and would have been wherever i was in the world. I know that by doing what I did tonight I have helped someone. They will be different because 3 hours have now passed and they will look at life through a different lens.
On a much smaller and less significant scale, I looked at life through a different lens yesterday when I got to the car rental at the airport and sat in the first automatic car I have driven in 20 years. Previously I would have gone back to the desk and asked for a manual but yesterday I thought ok, have not done it for a while, you live once, lets give it a go. 2 footed braking is not recommended when a car is following you to a junction. They are good brakes as we both discovered...so the car might not be as pristine as it was when I picked it up but it has been an experience...
I have just been down to reception and yet another experience has befallen me. Part of the papal delegation and some of the immensely tall and very fit Swiss guard have just arrived. I had almost forgotten but with their multitude of baggage, languages and gesticulations I soon remembered what a big day tomorrow is for those of a certain faith, the curious and those who get caught up in the endless miles of stationary traffic as a little corner of Scotland comes to a halt to let one man have his say. I imagine it will be quite something but I am only going to imagine.
Imagination, the mind is a wondrous beast. It can take you anywhere and everywhere. You can see, hear, sense, touch or taste something and then you are suddenly somewhere else, thinking, smiling or pondering on what happened, could have or should have been. I wonder if you think about your favourite food, you know if you had one last meal, what would it be? Can you see it, taste it, smell it, touch it?
I wonder have your taste buds just started salivating. If they haven't clear your mind of clutter and just think about the first bite? What will it be like? There you go. The mind is quite powerful.
I hope you cant hear it, unless it is a bowl of rice crispies or a plate of sizzling chicken ready for loading into a wrap or anyway...
Tonight I have to make a decision. It is an important one and because of that I am going to end my blog here and see if I cant have a sit and think about what decision I make. Every decision we make has consequences some known some unknown. So I need to clear my clutter and let my mind do its amazing stuff.
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