So P______ & I went for a walk this sunny sunday morning & I felt bad about not being able to go to church. P_______ & I decided we would start attending morning service for church but somehow we would either sleep in or I would procrastinate. It's like we were always getting distracted.
So this particular sunday morning we went for a walk, our destination was The Botanical Gardens http://www.nybg.org/visit/ in The Bronx.
This was truly a story about the journey rather than the destination itself.
On our way we came across a large wall sized mural & I took it as a "sign" but really it was a beautiful message, a reminder it's just at the time I was so worldly.
Yet something inside me, some tiny reserve rejoiced at coming across this mural, this message. (Of course we did end up going to church eventually but not that sunday - that will be another story).
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| "The Message" - I was so happy to come across this mural. |
We ended up getting to the gardens but only to find it charged $20 entry fee for each person & we just couldn't afford that.
So we were disappointed & I felt P______ was a little embarrassed about not being able to afford to get in.
However we ended up sitting outside the park in a small & humble clearing.
Their were red & yellow tulips growing & they were very pretty. We sat on the park bench there, feeling quite deflated. I knew how bad P____ felt as he became very quiet.
I decided to break the ice & told him how over priced the gardens were & how I would never pay that much for an entry fee into a garden. I told him how in Sydney it's actually free.
I spoke the truth, I thought it was ridiculous to pay $20. I guess he must of felt a little better after that as he agreed with me, we laughed & ended up talking about other things. After a short while of talking with each other, our spirits lifted!
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| Beautiful Tulips - "Consider all the works thy hands have made..." |
You see, although we couldn't afford to get into the gardens where we hoped to have a small picnic amongst the beautiful trees, flowers & plants, we realised that we could enjoy each other anywhere.
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| "P_____'s dimple" - beautiful dimples, for we were created in His image. |
We ended up sitting there in the sun, amongst the small patch of tulips, talking for quite a few hours. I really enjoyed that day, looking at his 2 dimples every time he smiled or laughed.
I thought of the all the pain we each suffered in our lives, the miserable paths we took as we descended further into our own destruction until the night our paths crossed.
The weather changed just as we got on the bus to go home. I remember thinking to myself how much money I have spent on a "good time" & didn't even have a good time.
Yet, on this particular sunny sunday, when we didn't have much money but we had each other, I finally understood what it was to truly have a "good time" & we did.
God is good. Praise God!
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| "P_____'s hands" - 221st Subway, The Bronx, New York. |
