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November 08, 2005
How I View The World
I was chatting with a friend online this evening and I realized how different my view of the world is compared to so many people. I stand outside on the deck of my apartment and think about the lives going on around me. With a 180 degree view from Twin Peaks to the bay, I see so many people without actually seeing their faces or knowing anything about them.
When I look out into the distance, I see planes taking off and landing. Just a glimmer of light in the sky but I know there is life. There are people flying out of San Francisco and others flying into this great city of ours. I count, there are at least 8 planes in the sky at once with as few as 80 and as much as 350 people in each aircraft. Each glimmer of light reflects the life of so many people.
I look up at twin peaks and see life without faces. I see tourists and locals who are enjoying the view of the city below. People who have never before laid eyes on the beautiful skyline, the golden gate bridge at night and the ships in the bay. They are seeing the sites for the first time.
I look at Castro Theater and without seeing a face, I know there are people looking at the posters, taking pictures of the theater, and perhaps even waiting in a line for the next show. They are looking at the coming attractions.
Just across the street there are people drinking at Daddys and The Bar on Castro. People in Daddys dressed from leather to tshirt and jeans. Some probably feeling as if they dont belong and others who are feeling they have been there forever. The Bar on Castro is a bit different, a different crowd, and different vibes. People are smoking out front and others dancing in their narrow space in the back of the bar.
I look down at Dolores Park and know there are people there walking their dogs, perhaps finishing up the evening sunset, and people thinking about going home, going to dinner, and perhaps going home or dinner with someone they just met for the first time.
These are all people Ive never met, people I will most likely never meet, people who will live here for a while and move on, and people who are may become my friends down the road in some strange and unusual way.
All of this happening at the same time, in one moment, in one time, and knowing this goes beyond my horizon, I know there is life in other cities, towns, states, and countries. People sleeping, and people waking up. People arguing, people laughing. People living their lives the best way they can or the only way they know how.
All the people I know are doing their thing, which doesnt involve me or even anyone else I may know. With this, I think, when I do see them, its only for a moment, and Im lucky to have these people in my life. I am one of those people, now sitting in my apartment, typing in my journal and listening to the end of Charmed. We are only a spec of life in a huge world, in a huge universe, and I am grateful for the people around me and everything I have.
Im not sure who to thank for this, but I thank you.
Posted by Des at November 8, 2005 05:38 PM
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