Wondering

Have you ever gone somewhere, like a park and just sat and watched everyone around you? There's the woman with 2 kids playing on the swings. You can hear them laugh and as you watch, they seem to be in their own little world. You see a little girl in the sandbox playing alone. Watching her for a few minutes tells you that the man sitting on a nearby park bench is her daddy.  Then there is the older couple walking hand in hand along the outer edge of the park. Its such a beautiful day outside and all seems well with those around you. Sit a little longer. Really look. Do you see anything else? Do you see the child who is quiet and just stays on the outside looking in? Do you see the woman with sunglasses, the one that never seems to take them off? With her is a little boy, no doubt her son, who is wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt. You may wonder why he is dressed like that on such a hot summer day.  As your eyes go back to the little girl in the sandbox, you see her dad looking in her direction. Your too far away to hear, but it appears that he is yelling at her. You can see her shrink as he continues to yell. As you watch all those around you, you wonder...What are their stories? Where do they come from? What does the future hold for each person there? These are just some of the thoughts that come to me as I watch people. I also think about my life. My past, my present, and my future. Did someone ever sit and watch me as a child? Wondering what my life was like? Did anyone ever see that something wasn't quite right? Or did people just see what they wanted to see? Do we do that? Do we see things that are not quite right and just ignore it? Or do we stand up and confront the things we see are wrong? Just some of the wondering that I do.