Take Time

Take Time

  By Daniel F Meistre

It was not a particularly pleasant day. It was
overcast. The not too distant horizon appeared smudged
and indistinct and the wind was blowing pretty
furiously for what should have been a mild autumn day. 

On top of that everyone seemed to be walking around
outside, intent only on getting to their destination,
totally indifferent to their surroundings. 

Yet I felt an awakening, a connection if you will--to
the bigger picture that unfolded before me. 

A strange but, dare I say, joyful feeling came upon me
as I stood at my office window surveying the expanse of
sky above and organized chaos we call civilization,
below. 

What drew my attention though was the beauty of God's
creation that lay before me--the flowers that appeared
to be making one last rush to display their best coat
of color before the winter set in. 

The trees that seemed to be aware of the fact that
soon, they would be losing their protective coat, were
fighting the wind for all their worth. 

As leaf by leaf was separated from each fragile stalk,
they seemed to rejoice in their new found freedom,
delighting in the rush of the windy rollercoaster ride
from what had for so many months been home, hurriedly
waving good-byes as they went, and whispering in the
wind, "Look at me--I'm flying, I'm alive!" 

The birds in the same trees were of like
mind--fluttering their fragile wings against the
enormous gusts of wind, trying with all their might to
protect their painstakingly constructed nests, from the
elements.

So many colors, so much beauty, so much activity, so
much to be grateful for! I could only stare in awe at
the magnificence of a canvas so diverse and so intense
in its beauty and with tears in my eyes extend my very
humble and grateful thanks to The Master Creator for
allowing me the joy of the experience!

  -- Daniel F Meistre