SLOW....Construction in Progress!

I take for granted the fact that EVERY day the sun shines here, the blue sky is piercing and the white clouds invite me to imagine. No, instead, I get in the car, as usual, fight my way through traffic or even just to get in the game of traffic. Today, the only difference was that I took Sam to the vet. We haven't had Sam since he was a puppy but I still love him as if he's been in the family since the beginning. Other dogs lay sadly in the waiting room, one in a sling, while Sam paws at the door, trying to make a new friend. Once he is called, he patiently endures being poked, prodded and lifted up on the examining table. He doesn't know why he's there but he trusts me. He doesn't whimper or make a sound, he just waits silently, knowing I am there. If only I started learning life lessons from my dog!

Following the vet, I make my way to the office and back, just like any other week. As mid-afternoon traffic starts to build, the road construction adds to the pile up. On most roads, there are cars scattered, making their own road rules and people meandering through moving traffic to sell things, entertain or just cross the road. It's also not unusual to see a man or child standing in the middle of a road that needs repairs, with a shovel in hand, hoping for some spare change. This drive was no exception. There were two little boys, no more than 7 or 8 years old, standing in the middle of the road, tattered clothes and most likely shoeless. Having my fill of Chex Mix at the office, I saved half in a ziploc bag. As I inched along the road, I reached out to boy closest to my car with the remaining snack. The other boy came running alongside my car, pounding the door with his fist, "Y a mi?!? Y a mi?!?", he shouted. I had nothing left in my car. He became smaller and smaller in my side mirror, what more could I do?

Construction is always in process. Except this time, it's wrenching my heart.