It’s those simple things we do every day
which keep us going, things not worth
mentioning, but are necessary, things we
take for granted, those which allow us as
humans to survive even thrive.
I won’t bore you with the example, my
friends, the ordinary for which has become
routine is of no interest for you and me.
Sometimes the same-old, same-old
can become the topic of interest to
others who can relate.
Embellishing the ordinary into the
unusual may become an interesting
story worth telling—i.e. I stepped
into a pile of dog poop on my walk
today.
I then accosted the first person I saw
walking their dog. “Hey, buddy,” I
yelled at him. He turned around and
to my surprise, it was Tom Hanks,
the actor. I asked him if he was? “Yes,”
he replied.
Forgetting the dog poop on my shoe,
instead I said, “I really enjoyed you
in Forrest Gump.” He nodded, smiled
and went on.
Conciliatory, I was then willing to
accept that I had just met Tom Hanks.
And not so out of the ordinary I
understood, shit really does some-
times happen.
(Of course I just made up this ordinary
story with an extraordinary twist to
prove my point.)
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Chris Hanch 6-20-2023
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