Friday, July 1, 2011

Independence

Just got back a few minutes ago after being at the grocery store. I had to stand in line for quite awhile. Not wanting my time to be wasted, I spent it being a people watcher. As I surveyed customers coming and going, I thought about each person. Everyone has a story. Wouldn't it be interesting to sit down with several of them to hear their stories? The human experience is similar no matter where one lives.Some of the stories could have threads of sadness running through them. Other stories could be ones of celebration. Just looking at faces, you could speculate what kind of day they were having. Most of the customers just wanted to get in and get out. No time for small talk.

Why is there always a crying baby? Probably the young mom did not have anyone who could babysit and she had to drag the baby out in the heat. Looking in her cart, most of the items were for her baby. 

If an alien just arrived, he could tell by the contents of most carts, that a cookout of some kind would be taking place soon. Bags of charcoal, ice, hotdog buns, sodas, paper plates, and other miscellaneous items rolled down the conveyor belt. The alien wouldn't know that our country is preparing to celebrate our nation's independence and of course he wouldn't know about the traditions of cookouts either. He was probably looking for his own independence by landing here.
Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!

10 comments:

  1. Barbara--I hope you have a lovely time with your family on the 4th!

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  2. Wonderful post, Barb! You're always so intuitive! Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

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  3. Happy Fourth to you, too, Barb! I love to people-watch, also. Susan

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  4. I definitely people-watch, too! Wishes for a great weekend.

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  5. While you are trying to figure people out, I am creating their stories: that lady had a crabby husband, that old guy is lonely because...
    Writers can't help it. If only I could write fiction. Happy 4th Barb.

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  6. As we were out getting our preparations made I, too, noticed lots of crying children. In every place there was at least one if not more. It was hot, everybody moving and obviously everybody tired. I hope the children and their parents have a restful Monday. Happy 4th to you. Blessings.

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  7. What a wonderful way to spend time waiting in line.
    Hope your Independence Day was a good one!
    Donna

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  8. I definitely love to people watch, too! I'm often charmed by a sweet baby in the shopping cart ahead of me. Sometimes just a look at them brings the most precious smiles! I think it's fun to see what people buy, too. Some are really healthy eaters; others buy a lot of prepared dinners, etc. Speculation? Working folk, or people on the run, etc.

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  9. The crying baby does always seem to be everywhere.... I guess its no worse then Teagan carrying his toy microphone around "announcing" things at a volume that I'm sure is several degrees louder then most people would like... (I try to tell myself that hes happy and loud... not crying and loud....)

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