After school on Wednesday,
I took my daughter for her friend’s birthday party. I decided to stay and enjoy
the ambience and the quiet wind that blew at regular intervals. Detaching
myself from the event as my teaching and family life rarely affords me a time
on my own, with nothing pressing to complete, I was in seventh heaven.
This time I was able to
plop myself down on a very squashy cushion placed on a cane couch. This was on
the veranda of the Mini-Golf restaurant, where the party was being held. With
the ten or so children and a few of the parents approximately a mile away from
me. I savored my solitude listening to very low but happy familiar rhythm and blues
music.
Looking away, I could see
the plush green trees, a manicured field where the course was laid out with
tiny images of children and some adults a distance away. I whispered to myself,
“I should do this often.” Just sitting and not doing anything. Enjoying nature
and listening to sweet music. It felt as if I was clearing my head and
unwinding without realizing it. I knew the time would not last so I made it
worth my while.
This was a sharp contrast
to the noisy playground at school, with over eighty, six to eight year olds running
many different directions, shouting for and at each other, some of them perhaps
playing tag or making up their own games with the hoops and outdoor toys
provided.
I enjoyed the peace, felt
as if I had earned it, appreciated nature and rested my weary feet!
Vivid presentation of where you are. I feel it the peaceful atmosphere in your writing.
ReplyDeleteShalom
We all need this calm, especially in the midst of our chaotic teaching lives. Thanks for sharing your little moment of peace. Today, in the midst of my chaos, maybe I can tuck this away for a quick daydream.
ReplyDeleteI am happy my moment of bliss can be shared.
DeleteLove that contrast- peace, quiet vs. the playground. Happy Friday evening!
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