The Time Traveler's Wife

Ryan went to visit his folks at Lacombe so Ms.Flo and I got some quiet times together. It felt a bit different knowing that when I came home, only kitty was home. I ended up watching Hitchcock movie "The disappearing lady". An older productions of Hitchcock which was not as suspenseful as his works in the 60s, 70s. It had some comedy in it so a fresh kind of element for me.

Saturday, I had the whole day plan to go out and check out sewing machines but ended up cleaning the bathroom and kitchen and then spending the entire day reading! It has been awhile that I read for a whole day. I continue with my book "The Time Traveller's Wife". A mix of present past moments for the characters involved and at first, it threw me off as the characters were this age and that age or the same person at an age with the same person at a different age but in the same moment of the present. The thought of going back in time and meeting my past self.Wouldn't that be interesting but the thought of being naked and having the hassle to look for clothes, food and locate my bearings would be stressful. I wonder what would happen if people see a naked person in the street in your neighborhood? Scream? Locate the the police nearby? Be scare? Smile? Be amused? Be curious? 

I don't exactly know how I would react but I would like to be curious and imagine good reasons why that person is naked. I imagine there could be many surprises and responds from the viewer but I bet that naked person is more stressful and fearful than his audiences. Perhaps that is one reason why E.T should have remain hidden?

To travel into someone's life and discover the different side of them is a new discovery. All their experiences, their happy moments, their sad, the neural, their pain. I guess seeing their weakness and strengths binds us closer with them because we see ourselves in them. We are human because we understand and can share our same inside with others, our happy, sad, joy, anger or frustrated moments. Sharing releases freedom inside allowing spaces to breath and spaces to imagine spontaneous possibilities of a better individual, better community, better society, better world. We feel less disconnected when we share.

Sharing sometimes does not come easily done in a package with a pretty bow on top. There could be massive of masking tapes layered and wrapped tightly around the box so we have to be productive and creative in our ways of unwrapping the box. If we are too eager, we might damage the package.

In my experience, I found that "the disappearing trick" does bring people together a little if not more. Spaces apart does something to us. After a period of time, we start to appreciate or value our good times with them. Time heals because time allows us to see a more clearer and wider picture of the truth. (Well, if our conditions bring us to that moment). Time gives us longer moments to look into our circumstances instead of reactions. Over time, we learn, we cope, we arrive to a new way of thinking and a new way of living. It would be great to time travel to our success point or our happy moments but without the other moments, we would have lost half the core of our experiences because the understanding validated by all the experiences become half empty of understanding. Perhaps that is one of our reasons for experiencing life and experiencing death? Could it be our journey to understanding?

Next time we pass by a homeless person, perhaps offer some food or exchange a smile or a conversation. If we could time travel to the many experiences in their lives, we would see things different. Bananas, bus tickets, smiles, conversations, understandings, connections are great things to share.

Oops! I did so much sharing that I missed my bus to meet Ryan at the Bus Station. But it is okay, he is safely home now. Thanks for sharing your time with me. Cheerios.