Years ago,
on an idyllic summer day I lay in the grass in a small
field by my home. I was about 10 years old. There were
no video games or computers. Life was very uncomplicated
and consisted of simple pleasures and time spent with
friends outdoors. Memories of that summer day resting in
the cool grass watching the clouds drift by with friends
at my side are one of those special places I go for
comfort when skies are grey. We looked for shapes and
asked each other what we saw. A simple game that made us
laugh yet taught us that we all have a unique way of
looking at things. What one saw as a smiling face
another saw as a monster. I remember thinking that this
was a game I could play all my life. That those clouds
would always be there wherever I went in the world. And
that I would always want to be in the company of good
friends wanting to know what they saw in those clouds. I
often wonder where those friends are now. What they are
doing. If they are still looking at the clouds, what
they see now and if they still remember those wonderful
summer days. |