The mailman

It is significant what Joe did today. He waved to and said something to the mail man. I knew it likely made the mailman's day. So, As we,walked on, I had a talk with him about how it is always good to be kind to others. It is like ripple in that pond. If he always is good it will make others happy, so he will be happy, too. Sorta seems selfish to me, but oh well.

Questions of Life and Death

We went to Andy Adams resivoir to throw rocks. But, instead found fish, and I want to record the dilemma those fish solved for me.

I found an earthworm wriggling around in the shallow water and was mesmorized by how elegantly it moved, but I had heard that when it rains worms come up because the soils OS easier to move though, and sometimes greediness lands them on the sidewalk when the water receeds. There they are burned to a crisp by the sun. For some reason I. Assumed they came to the surface else they would drown. I did not know if that was true, so I let it swim for a bit. It actually seemed suited for swimming anyway. Still, I kept wondering if it was quietly calling for help. Maybe it was a huge coincidence that I saw it and could help. But, would I really help? The sun was hot and the worm had no eyes but could probably sense the depth of the water, so I would not save it.

Next, I thought of the story about the kid trying to save starfish during a low tide, when a wiser man asked what he was doing. He couldn't possibly save them all. The boy replied, "but, I made a difference for that one."as he tossed one into the sea. Combined with a comment a while ago where someone celebrated the choice of an ancestor because of their choice effected generations of people. So one choice has almost countless effects.

Well, then a larger fish came to whitish and grabbed the worm and that was that. The worm's. Life was no longer in my hands. But had given up his energy to the fish. That simple act said a lot. I was glad to have observed it.