Sharing the Same Experience / Part Four

The sun had fallen. Stars had not quite sprinkled the sky. As I push the grocery cart toward checkout line number 3, the mesmerizing neon glow of the sign stops me. It isn’t the shape or size of the 3 that makes me pause, but the beautiful illumination. The color is not just hot pink, but contains a hint of blue, making the intense hue veer toward magenta.

I grasp the wooden handle of the cart but cannot move. I have always been entranced by any color in the spectrum that one might consider purple. I gaze in silence within the ambient sounds of the quaint store.

“Sir, would you like to go ahead of me?” A lady next to me politely interrupts my trance. She must have noticed my cart contained only a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. I nod no thanks and let her swivel into the line.

Maybe it is my nature of being Pisces, but I become paralyzed in awe when I perceive an object of wonder. A tiny leaf, a bejeweled insect, or the number 3 whose radiant color brightens the dimmest corner of a musty food market.

“Mister, are you okay?” I nod to the man in line, knowing he considers me insane. I return my stare to the 3, which continued to pulse its luminescence for all to see. A beacon for all to pause and be thankful for the sense of sight. A color that splits the darkness with hope. A star in a faraway galaxy. The 3 shone its glory for humanity. Is anyone here to share my experience? Am I the only one awed? Does anyone else care, or am I simply trapped inside the sphere of my own universe?

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