Microcosm of Life by Maureen Locher

Observations while waiting in a doctor’s office:

“Say cheese, please,” the 4-year-old asks her older sister while snapping her “picture” focusing a pretend cell phone. How cute, we think.

Older man enters in seemingly fine health. Well-taken-care-of specimen. What’s wrong with him? we wonder.

Mama sips from her sick child’s juicebox. How long till Mom gets sick? we wager.

Ordinary folk stroll by in their “waiting for a flood” pants and mussed hair. Do I look like that? we fear.

Sales rep dressed to the nines appears – boots, professional pants just the right length, sleek coat, clean bouncy hair, perky personality. We wish!

Mom, carrying sleeping infant, with 3-year-old son in tow. Mom asks son if he’d like to read a book. The sweetness and innocence of this little one’s voice should be recorded for all of time, we think, for it’s been a very long time since we’ve heard such a sound.

What waiting room would be complete without the loud, obnoxious boy playing the proverbial video game? Smash it to smithereens and read to him, we plead.

Our hearts are drawn back again and again. Eyes long to stare but steal only brief glances. Married? Possibly – ring on finger. But still we’re not quite sure. Why? Because on the downside of 60 they act like love-struck teenagers. Heads touching, hands holding, conversations whispered. Matching black leather jackets, worn yet beaming faces, bleached blond hair woman, Grecian Formula man exuding buckets of real true love. What is their story? Why can we not turn away?

Maureen Locher

Copy editor MWLM

Maureen enjoys being out of waiting rooms much more than being in them. Check out more of her thoughts at http://maureenlocher.blogspot.com/ ~ To Give God.

Comments

[Sue Donckels]

It's interesting to observe these microcosms! As long as you don't come away with a new illness, that is. ;)