Gentler Times

There were gentler days when 

we weren't always in such a hurry.

A gas station was not just a place

to buy gas. We also gathered there

and talked about what was happening

in our lives. Perhaps it is time for us

to get to know each other; know all 

of our neighbors and spend time

together at familiar places like gas

stations.

It's not about knowing a few people.

It's all about bonding with the 

people in our community. That 

means that we are no longer strangers

that we know each others names,

we discover who each of us is and

what they are becoming. I am not

sure how or when this will start. but

it is a dream that lives in my heart.