I had to work today. 630 AM- 330 PM.
This is my schedule every other week.
And it makes for a very long Saturday
And a short weekend.
However, I have become acquainted with long work days.
And today was just as normal as any other.
At least until lunch.
Over the last week, I've made it a point to eat lunch at home.
I do this because it's cheaper, healthier, and mostly more enjoyable.
But today was Saturday.
So, I ventured toward the mall food court.
The heat nearly stopped me as I exited the cool indoors that was the bank.
Nonetheless I departed for Chick-Fil-A.
As I journeyed the short lot separating the bank and the mall,
A car screeched as another honked.
I thought to myself how close death is to us all.
About the midway point, I witnessed a young couple struggling with a child.
The dad joked about leaving the stubborn toddler in the car.
The mom didn't laugh as she rolled her eyes and left him to deal with the kid.
I found myself contemplating their relationship and my own.
Near the mall entrance, something caught my eye.
A young couple seemed to be fighting as several passerby's watched.
I was one of them.
A twenty-something year old girl was rushing away from the scene.
She appeared to be crying.
She turned and yelled something through her tears,
Inaudible to my ears and un-understandable to the young adult boy.
He replied in a shaky voice full of desperation:
"I don't care about work, I only care about you."
It was clearly too late.
The woman screamed without turning back.
And she raced past me.
I looked at the boy who's white face wore a look impossible to forget.
Although his efforts were tardy,
He sprinted toward confrontation with his new ex.
They were both behind me as i entered the mall into a crowd of faces.
I looked around as i replayed my short voyage from the bank to the mall.
For me, this was a normal Saturday at the bank.
But for so many others, today changed their lives forever.
And it was in that moment that i realized the importance of every day.
Every day is full of uncertainty.
You never know when you will wreck your car.
You never know when bitterness will expose itself.
You never know when it's the last straw.
And that uncertainty develops our stories.
Uncertainty characterizes our lives.
Today started as just another day.
Little did i know the significance in the uncertainty of the sunrise.
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