The sun sets on another day…
Sunset was a snowy mess of snowy snow. For the most part it was white, and still, there was a beauty there that was beyond the norm, if only you looked for it.
As it snowed today, I thought about the past a little. A long time ago there was a snowstorm when I lived in Kentucky. As a teenager I often found myself thinking about pretty strange things. As a very strange teenager I may have thought about even stranger. I didn’t like missing school because i liked to learn. I had to be careful though, as I tried desperately to fit in. It was kind of weird.
Anyway, the snow came. It was one of the biggest snowstorms we had had for some time. School was going to be out, and it wasn’t going to be going back in a hurry. I wondered about being out but thought it would be fun to goof off a little and have a little excitement.
As the snow started building up all of the kids were outside sledding and playing and generally having a good time. As someone that is a little older, it was my job to help people go down the hill whether I liked it or not. This was especially true of my little sister as it was pretty much my responsibility to make sure she didn’t get hurt.
The hill behind our house was very steep, and at the end of the hill was a small Creek that had already started freezing over. With saucer sleds, or any relay sled, you could get a tremendous amount of speed because of the angle, and it would be a lot of fun. School had already been called off for tomorrow. It would probably not go back for a week or longer. I was occasionally going down the hill but usually giving people a little push and helping them get to the top, not necessarily in that order.
As I did so one turn, i felt a slight pain in my knee and look down to see a big hole. That hole was both in my pants and in my leg and as I watched there was a bit of blood spreading around. Ohh well. I wasn’t impaired so I walked to the house and found an adult that could take me to the hospital or emergency room. 40 stitches later I sat on a couch watching TV and unable to go outside in a series of snow days that lasted almost a month. I thought nothing about it, we were having fun, there was no danger, only the promise of laughter.
I spent the next several weeks having a blast. Even though I wasn’t in school, and couldn’t go outside, and really had to keep my leg up, i spend time on the phone talking to a friend and a lot of time watching television, all three channels that were available. I enjoyed it even as I couldn’t do all the things I wanted to do.
I find it funny that at the end of it all, as school was put back into session, my stitches came out the day before. I missed nothing of school, only of the play that I could have had outside.
What is the point of this rather ridiculous post? Even though I didn’t get everything I wanted, i got everything i needed. It was still fun, and i had a great time enjoying life and enjoying myself. Isn’t that all we need to do? Just enjoy the ride, no matter what is put in our way.
So as the sun sets on another day, it’s nice and snowy outside but I won’t be sledding today. Still getting over a few things from being sick, I’m hopeful though that the world will get better every day and we all will enjoy every moment that we can. When life gives you lemons, don’t just make lemonade. Learn to juggle. Throw lemons at the wall and see how long it takes them to splash. Build a lemon cannon. Find a way to enjoy that lemon more than anyone else ever could. It’s just a lemon, but you have the ability to have fun with anything, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and it’s a good snow…