Christina and I did something stupid recently. (I know it sounds crazy, huh?) Anyway, we actually chose to go to Wally World (Wal-mart) on Saurday with two little boys. ( I told you it was stupid) Isn’t it amazing what Wally World can bring out of people? What in the world is going on? I felt as if we were in the mall on the day before Christmas. You know what I am talking about. It seems as if everyone is in extreme task mode. If we could read their minds we would be hearing “get out of my way!” That’s how I felt. Every once in a while someone would come barreling though an isle with their “guided missile” (shopping cart…in case you didn’t know what I was referring to.) and everyone had to get out of the way or simply jump into their foxhole. Its pretty sad that I remember this but hey, I can be a pretty sad guy. There was a song back in my day by a guy named Oran Juice Jones. (Talk about sad.) I don’t even remember the name of the song but I do remember a line from the song that said, “ this is your world and I am just a squirrel trying to get a nut.” In other words the world is all about you and I am insignificant. That is how I felt yesterday in that store…insignificant. It was if I was in the way of people accomplishing what they needed to get accomplished and they didn’t care about anyone in their way. Sad. Can we not be kind to one another even in the midst of “extreme task mode?” God help us.
