I was waiting at a light the other morning when three women cycled by, and I overheard them.
“In some county in Missouri, they’re at 600 a day.”
Cyclist zooming by
600 smiles at strangers in the streets to make someone’s day?
600 meals donated to keep the community nourished?
600 foster animals adopted to promote companionship and care for living beings?
600 hours of collective exercise to make the county happier, stronger, more resilient?
600 bedtime stories told to help families comfort and connect with each other?
600 new instruments picked up to add another dimension of beauty to life?
600 plants acquired to clean the air and foster calm at home and at the office?
Or perhaps it’s something else. Perhaps it’s the same thing everyone’s talking about, has been talking about, for a year and a half now.
But isn’t it nice to imagine otherwise?
This Glass Has Water 