I meant to post this a month ago because the emotion was so raw – but time got away from me then.
Today a little piece of something reminded me of it so I felt compelled to share:
It was the day before Thanksgiving and up until this moment [of my story] I had had a crappy day. Things that could potentially go wrong had. So to close my crappy day I went shopping at Trader’s for my groceries – looking forward to being done, going home and shutting out the world with the closing of my front door. People were in an especially caustic mood – I’m talking rare form rudeness and parking lot rage. I got honked at for waiting for a pedestrian I think. Anyway, as I left the parking lot for a saner space on the side street my usual nihilistic view of humanity took a hold on me with phrases of, “I HATE people”, “Most people should just DIE!” running through my head. In such a mood I went in & did my eventless shopping. Then, on my way back to my car it happened.
I was completely blown away and in spite of myself, found myself grinning. Walking in front of me was a little old couple. (60 or 70ish) They were holding hands, smiling, talking & teasing eachother in such an animated fashion – obviously taken with one another. Wow, that alone is worth volumes. What floored me even more was what they were in the eyes of society back in their youth and what they must have endured. Him: a white Jewish man (obvious by the yarmulke) Her: a black woman. I cannot imagine what an interracial couple must have been put through 40 or 50 years ago. If they endured it then and came through so gracefully, wow – what a beautiful exemplary pair they are. If they took years and only recently found one another, bless them! – Ah, that we should all be so lucky! How beautiful to see them so happy.
Even now as I recall it, I am wowed. If only people in general could be half that amazing what a better place this would be. Yea, that was magick – especially on a day like that. ?