I saw a man standing at the bus stop as I walked up, but didn't take a close look at him until he asked me if the bus was supposed to come soon. I said, "Any minute now." and smiled.
He asked me if I taught at the university and I said "sometimes" but that it wasn't my main job, or something like that. He said he thought he might have had me once. . . hmmn, interesting choice of words! and asked what I taught. I said Middle East Studies and told him about a couple of courses I have taught. He said he majored in communications but that it took him 7 years to get his bachelors, and it hadn't led to anything job-wise.
He said he had a hard time focusing in his twenties. . . but that they say thirty is the new twenty. I said yeah, and forty is the new twenty, fifty is the new twenty. . .I guess there are other people like me who feel like they are in their twenties - BUT FOR VERY DIFFERENT REASONS. He seemed to be looking for approval. He said he wasn't doing anything job-wise that was near his core, his passions in life (interesting how much he shared with me at the bus stop). I feel like I've finally woken up. I am more fit than I've ever been in my life, emotionally and physically. I like pretending I'm in my twenties because it opens up a world of possibilities, and I want to dance through life for a lot longer. I want to make my own rules and play a joyous game of transcendence, but also play the game of society and interacting with others.
Love for self and others is where it's at. Realizing we're all one through that love, healing.
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