The save
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I saw something fantastic today. My wife and I, wishing to take a break from life and work, drove down to Detweiler Beach in L.A., just about a half hour from where we live. Just the two of us, strolling, not talking, just staring at the dark blue waters under the afternoon sun and . . . breathing. Got blisters on my baby skin feet from walking barefoot all the way to Marina Del Ray on the concrete bike path. Took a break . . . from stress of work . . . a sweet old woman, saw my problems and the mounting pressures of overwork . . . “got any due dates today?” “No, but lot of work to do.” She ordered me out. This was to be a mandatory break . . . but, but, I have work to do . . . no, we are leaving . . . where to mister? Desert? Beach? Mountains? . . . don’t care . . . cannot go. . . mountain. And we end up in the chilly breeze of Detweiler beach. Suddenly, we hear a hollow yelp, “Help! Help!” I heard it twice. And I saw waving arms on the beach. A group of kids wave and point at a bobbing brother being carried away into the infinite ocean. Other onlookers stare in the general direction. My glance quickly shifts to the lifeguard station. And within a blink of an eye, I see the lifeguard tearing out of his station and driving to the site, gets out and swims to the boy. He was fast. Incredibly fast. I do not remember seeing a human being so quick. I saw him swim powerfully gracefully to the boy, and when he finally reached the boy and locked his arms around him, which took only maybe 30 seconds, tears streamed down my eyes. It was majestic. The human condition – how fragile it is, how easy it is to lose its value – but how majestic and glorious it is to save it, even just one. |
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5/8/2009 6:20 am |
tears streamed down ur eyes??? Wow~~~ anywayzzz was very very scorching hot n i was dreaming of takin a break @ the beach... happy for u , @ least 1 of us got to do dat... hope its not dat hot today...
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5/8/2009 9:12 pm |
jamie - yes. i am moved by things that are majestic and do get pretty emotional about them, especially if i am in a fragile mindset, such as too much stress or little sleep, and so forth. i dont't think i would have been so emotional if i had been in a healthy mindset.
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5/14/2009 7:23 pm |
"but how majestic and glorious it is to save it, even just one. " AMEN ! KORN 
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