Rory's Phone

I ran across my strolling companion from yesterday... Walking back. He had forgotten his cellphone in Los Arcos.

I am reminded that on any path, we sometimes find the best laid plans aren't at all what the day holds in store.

I'm reminded also that my petty concerns are usually just that- petty- compared to the real problems that someone else faces. No, I'm not saying that a few extra kms of walking is a disaster.... Just that while I'm fretting over flies, someone else has a bigger challenge and while he is attending to that, surely someone else is injured somewhere... And up the line.

It doesn't mean I can't feel what I'm feeling, just that we all do well to consider the fate of others as well and hopefully appreciate how good we have it, despite our woes.Read more