Let’s appreciate!

I'm sitting casually by an independent cafe attempting to read a new book. I’m not in the right mindset to begin this new adventure. My thoughts and dedication to unlocking a new book is parallel to running a marathon. It takes time and having the right attitude. So occasionally, as a form of distraction, I look up from my book. It’s very early with people hurrying to get their morning coffees and pastries. They leave the cafes now jolted with coffee in one hand and a cell in the other. I’m sitting next to a large colorful oak tree watching two people as they are engaged in thoughtful conversation. Cars quickly go by sounding like manufactured rivers. 

 

It's a very beautiful summer day and most people walking are in simple t-shirts and shorts. Men and women are revealing more of themselves than I would like to see. But it’s summer and the advertisements are exploding. People are relaxed, carefree and want to be noticed. I played basketball earlier and it was obvious by my sluggishness, that I did not have as much energy like when I was younger. Although, basketball had always been a form of meditation for me, something was now missing. Although, I still enjoyed the calmness and the feeling of content shortly after playing, something imperceptible perplexed me. 

I began to drift and thoughts of Feni and her friend playing basketball. She had told me that there was a beautiful basketball court at their summer camp; no one was using it. She said that she occasionally played with her friend Carmen and appreciated how competent the game made her feel. But in communities across the country, I have played on several basketball courts that are completely empty; unused for prolong periods of time. It’s a resource that seem to have lost its significance. It’s being ignored like a just bought brand-new pair of shoes. We have a rich country with an abundance of resources create by past generations. Let’s appreciate them!

 
A couple are walking by scanning their cellphones. It's obvious that the city looks and feels mind-blowing to them. Even to someone who's been here for 30 years, it’s still amazes me how much I do appreciate this place. The city is constantly changing. New things popping up all the time—pushing out the old and welcoming the new at light speed. If I left and returned ten years later, I doubt I would recognize the city. And that would be OK. Things change. We change. I take the plunge and begin to read again.

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