Perspective

OK, I know this is supposed to be a log of our training for the CRIM, but I can't help but to log this one in.

I went to a doctor's appointment today - I have to have a "lump" removed from my leg - on the way out of the office I saw a woman, maybe late 20's who looked very upset, on the verge of crying. Now who knows, maybe she just had the flu, maybe she was pregnant unexpectedly, but my mind went immediately to the notion that she just got told she had cancer (.... and of course what would be going through my mind if I had just been told I had cancer.) I told Karen, that I had such a clear sense of what it might be like ... it suddenly wouldn't matter AT ALL, that my Toyota burns a little oil, my masonry is crumbling in my chimney, I still want to lose about another 10 lbs, the air is hot and sticky, etc. etc. It suddenly felt like the only things that mattered were things like good vs. evil, love vs. hate, bravery vs. fear and that life was more like a poem than an engineer's schematic.

I've been building a fence on the side of the house so the dog can run freely in the backyard. My roof needs work, the chimney needs work, gutters have to be replaced, I have a TON of work to do for my ACTUAL JOB, but man, the look on that girl's face made it all seem like nothing more than a complete distraction from the all-important - love, family, friends, honor, integrity, commitment, fun, and destiny (or fate, or God's plan, or whatever you want to call it)

Who knows, maybe that girl was just squinting from the sun, or maybe she just got a shot and was still wincing a bit. But man, did crossing paths with her ever have an impact on me today.