Sluggish Surge of Stupidity
The sluggish surge of stupidity
I was riding the ferry yesterday as a walk on passenger. As the ship was in the process of docking, passengers were in the process of clumping together at the exit, the way wildebeest herds loiter around watering holes. I was standing behind a woman and her daughter, who I’d guess was around 10 years old. The girl was obviously loving their adventure. She was bopping back and forth from one foot to the next, chattering excitedly about the things they’d done during the day. This travel vibe is sooooo preferable to the ‘are we there yet’ moments, that I was amazed when the mom kept responding with a steady stream of, ‘settle downs!’ and ‘stand stills!’
The little girl hadn’t made it back from the bathroom when the ramp was finally in place and the crowd began its sluggish surge forward. The mother was beside herself with frustration…her colourful profanity rising in volume and veracity. I heard something about a fornicating Jesus and god damning some f#%ing aspect of her pitiful existence.
This woman was beside herself because she wasn’t able to sluggishly surge in step with the rest of the herd. An admittedly awkward herd, that was at that moment plugging the doorway, as too many people tried to fit themselves, their bulging backpacks and suitcase dollies-of-death through the narrow exit at the same time. A sane individual would wait 60 seconds for the plug to pop and let the herd stampede down the ramp, freeing up the causeway to enjoy a leisurely stroll in peace and tranquility. At least, that was what I was doing.
be your own person and see how it feels
Letting the frenzied madness of crowds stampede away from you without feeling the need to keep up, actually frees your mind, body and soul. Life doesn’t actually have to be about keeping in step with seasonal shades of pillow shams and bed ruffles and wafer-thin electronics.
If she let go, this mother could enjoy the fact that her daughter was super excited because she was loving the adventure she was having with her mom! And seriously…that’s a pretty awesome experience at any age.
There are a lot of things in life that we don’t have any control over. But there are a holy ton of things we do, if we’re just willing to pull our head out of our ass and enjoy the beautiful moments we’re offered. I mean come on herd…it’s bumper sticker 101!
Rik Leaf is a professional Producer/Presenter, recording artist, slam poet & published author who spends the majority of his creative time & energy dreaming up ways to inspire people to live awesome lives.
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