February 12, 2020-
Sometimes, the smallest of tasks is the most difficult for people to solve.
The most ordinary, quotidian of quarrels can escape resolution.
The most mundane of household tasks can wait for days on end.
A quiet infant can be forgotten in the back seat.
So can a sleeping dog.
We are creatures of our senses.
We think that they need to be constantly
stimulated.
We are creatures of mind.
We think, and overthink.
The Big Picture is often
what we think matters most.
It has its place-
but it is as nothing,
amounts to naught,
unless the grunt work is done.
The teeth need brushing,
the shoes, lacing and tying,
the floor needs sweeping
and the car needs a visual-
before the driver leaves it,
and goes inside.
There is good reason
that the Great Teachers
called attention to
care for the least among us.
So it is,
that my task,
most likely until May,
is helping to care
for one Special Needs child.
Life is full of
second, third and fourth chances.