It’s Sunday.
The morning is bright, the air clean and inviting, and the house quiet save for the calls of our many parrots. I make my usual run to the local bagel shop and get there just in time for some that are freshly hatched, a few cups of coffee, and OJ. Back at home, we eat and talk of interests and challenges while enjoying the bagels: a leaky shower head that needs fixing, and recent movies that we’ve seen and enjoyed.
I share my thoughts on the remake of the 1960’s sci- fi movie, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Keanu Reeves that I recently saw on a long flight, and we talked about the plot. [The 60’s version, by the way, was so much better.] The man from space, Klatu, gives humanity an ultimatum: make peace or perish. Mankind has become a suspect species in the Cosmos owing to its violent tendencies.
We talked about the unique willful violence of man, alone among animals in claiming this dubious distinction. I retell the story of how parrots cannot sustain the word goodbye. They say “hello” incessantly but never goodbye. Like Ciao, an Italian word of greeting on both arrival and departure, “hello” places emphasis on always being connected.
An easy, simple, thoughtful morning in early October to love and be loved, and to luxuriate in some genuinely relaxed time in each other’s company. It doesn’t get much better.
May this day of rest be truly that for you.
Hello ! & Happy Sunday.
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