want4rain
November 30th, 2007, 11:31 PM
i tossed the kids in the car today around 4pm to go to my moms house. we had dance lessons tonight so the kids had to find somewhere else to be for the night.
when we got on the main road to go to moms, a rather busy one at that... i noticed a few folks standing on the side of the road. i looked at the clock and yep, well past the time that kids should be getting off the bus... *shrugs* i kept going. a ways down traffic was creeping along in the other lane. it took me a moment to notice why. at first i had the rather cynical thought that it was another bunch of bicyclists who decided to use one of the busiest roads in the area that has NO passing zones for their jolly riding... that was until i noticed that it was runners... and they were carrying the Olympic Torch.
there are very few moments in my life where i truly felt awe. the moment my children were born, my first day as a wife... this ranked up there with those moments.
my eyes beheld one of the most potent, long lived symbols of human strength, endurance and spirit. my eyes. this fire has already seen multiple continents, sailed across the oceans of the world, been carried by thousands of hands in a ritual of perseverance, human will... all of my cynicism washed away. with tears of pride, respect and honor i explained to my child the majesty of what we witnessed.
maybe my thyroid is acting up again but its been over 7 hours and i am still *quite* moved by that. im not usually this emotional over things. :)
i will say i really lost it a few times while talking to Cailyn. its quite difficult to drive and cry at the same time. she asked me how people get to run the torch and i told her i thought it was by merit. she said she would like to be a great person some day so she could run the torch, "and mom, if i ran the torch, would you run with me??"
-ashley
when we got on the main road to go to moms, a rather busy one at that... i noticed a few folks standing on the side of the road. i looked at the clock and yep, well past the time that kids should be getting off the bus... *shrugs* i kept going. a ways down traffic was creeping along in the other lane. it took me a moment to notice why. at first i had the rather cynical thought that it was another bunch of bicyclists who decided to use one of the busiest roads in the area that has NO passing zones for their jolly riding... that was until i noticed that it was runners... and they were carrying the Olympic Torch.
there are very few moments in my life where i truly felt awe. the moment my children were born, my first day as a wife... this ranked up there with those moments.
my eyes beheld one of the most potent, long lived symbols of human strength, endurance and spirit. my eyes. this fire has already seen multiple continents, sailed across the oceans of the world, been carried by thousands of hands in a ritual of perseverance, human will... all of my cynicism washed away. with tears of pride, respect and honor i explained to my child the majesty of what we witnessed.
maybe my thyroid is acting up again but its been over 7 hours and i am still *quite* moved by that. im not usually this emotional over things. :)
i will say i really lost it a few times while talking to Cailyn. its quite difficult to drive and cry at the same time. she asked me how people get to run the torch and i told her i thought it was by merit. she said she would like to be a great person some day so she could run the torch, "and mom, if i ran the torch, would you run with me??"
-ashley