Carpe Diem

Posted by Luminosity , in Personal 30 July 2013 · 850 views

They said there was a tropical storm coming. They did all the disaster stuff; emergency declaration, opening shelters, telling people to get supplies, "keep off the road," constant coverage on the news, etc. But I didn't feel like there was a problem. Everything seemed fine. Even by their data, they had a big fluffy rain cloud that would pass by us out to sea and dissipate into nothing. Even so, I was tempted to zone out on the disaster coverage because I didn't want to look at a letter I had gotten. Just at the time they said the "storm" would arrive, there was an earthquake. My building jumped and a car horn went off. It was a little one but it was there. I didn't quite believe it until they had it on the news.

I decided to go to the beach, since it would be nice and empty. For the first time in years, I swam in the blue green water. The salt water and the sea air are so elemental. After my swim, still wet in the parking lot, I opened the letter. It was pretty good news. Whew. I went to the little convenience store that I hadn't been to in years. $6.00 for a fresh juice. Whoa. Eventually came to the mall. It's full. A gentle sprinkle of rain falls. The hair is still and heavy. No businesses were closed even though some government employees were told not to come to work and they closed some government offices.

I'm the opposite of everyone else. If everyone else is supposed to stay out of the beach, I go, if I feel it is safe. I didn't waste this day. This day is the start of something. It is my time.