I had to have a blood test this morning, and a urinalysis, and I had trouble peeing enough, as I'd forgotten to drink water this morning. So I was drinking water and waiting while a mom and little boy came in for his bloodwork. He was around a year, and determined not to cooperate. It took a great deal of struggling by two nurses with the mom also gripping, to finally overcome his kicking, squirming and crying. We were all about in tears, and I said at one point, I wished I could take the test for him. But the blood got drawn, and everyone laughed with relief, and as the mom was leaving with the boy strapped in his stroller, I said, "I hope he has amnesia" and she laughed and replied, "I hope I do, too". The resilience of people and their ability to put the bad moment behind them amazes me.
We can know what is necessary and go to it, then put it in perspective later, maybe making a little story, exaggerating, connecting with others through our understanding that this is what life brings, surprises, coping, support of strangers. So right now, I feel proud of being human, of what we're capable of and what we do, every day, unseen, in the ordinary course of our lives.
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