Waiting in the Park

It has been such beautiful weather these past few days.  I spent a few minutes hanging out in Dolores Park waiting for an appointment.. yes I was early.. a rare occurrence for me.. so I sat and watched the people.. workers had fenced off part of the park and were busy doing their thing... a few women were working out with a trainer, doing sprints and lunges.. lots and lots of dogs running back and forth.. and a few people were sprawled out on the grass.  It felt good to just sit in the sun, feel its warmth -  and waste time.  I have been listening to a song by Arcade Fire called "We Used to Wait".. the words stick with me.. "I used to write letters, I used to sign my name.. now our lives are changing fast.. we used to wait."  What is waiting?  My kids certainly don't know what it is.. they grow impatient and bored when things don't move quick enough.. just hesitate for a second at a stop light and see what happens.. We don't wait much anymore do we?  The funny thing is that we all have the same destination in the end.. so why are we in such a hurry to get there?