Sherry just alerted me to the fact that there’s a cardinal in the back yard. I went to look. I watched for a few moments. He was interesting. Then the thought that came to mind was this: “Old people watch birds in the back yard. Your are watching a bird. Therefore….”

What an odd thought.

Is it a bad thing? Watching birds and the like, I mean.

Yes, if that’s all we do. We are participants in life, not spectators.

But no, if it means we actually slow down enough to see things we were too busy to see before.

Old people lose their vision and wear glasses. But they also see things that others don’t.

Not that I’m old. I’m just thinking about it.