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TRAFFIC JAM IN ST. PAUL--Unlike this photo, I was in one much worse in Minneapolis.
TRAFFIC JAM IN CALIFORNIA--The Target truck made me feel at home.
Yesterday I
experienced once again the thing I hate most about living in a big city—THE
TRAFFIC JAM! I suppose the fortunate thing is that when I looked at the other
side of that wonderful freeway, it
was even worse—bumper to bumper for miles.
And of course it didn’t help that I was traveling at one of the worst
times of the day—from 3 to 6 p.m. on a Friday, when many Minnesotans are
thinking of heading UP NORTH to the lakes and woods and peaceful
surroundings. By the time I got home I
just sat down and relished the power of quiet and solitude. Every now and then I need reminders of how
good that feels. Soon I heard the
beautiful singing of my favorite birds—the cardinals, and all was right with my
little corner of the world again. As Michel de Montaigne, a French writer of long ago once said, “The
pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts; and the art of life is
to have as many of them as possible.”
I’m still working on that, as are many of us, I guess. So here are some contrasting photos that came
to mind today.
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TRAFFIC JAM IN CHINA  A PEACEFUL SETTING BY A MINNESOTA RIVER  WINTER WONDERLAND AND A QUIET ROAD UP NORTH!  A NICE WAY TO TRAVEL!  
THAT WONDERFUL CARDINAL, WHO'S VISIBLE SUMMER AND WINTER IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
My dream one day is to win a million dollar lottery ticket and retire to a little cabin up north. I could do away with traffic jams and still find my way to the Twin Cities now and then. But in the meantime, I'll keep working on those pleasant thoughts and try to have as many of them as possible, even in a traffic jam. |
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