Some would say that Spring is the season for love...but I think its Fall. If you spend much time watching people, you begin to notice this ritual. A lovely young lady is walking down the street. She spots a young man walking toward her and he sees her too. Their eyes meet, only for a moment, but who needs more than a moment? She glances down at the sidewalk, sure that she's blushing, then back up at him, smiling as if to say "Thanks for noticing." He smiles back and looks away, wishing he had time to stop and talk, but he doesn't, not if he wants to get to work on time. So, she passes by, still beaming; and he turns briefly to watch her go. He's not ogling, just smiling like he just won the lottery. He turns and continues walking.
It may sound like something out of a movie, but it seriously happened this morning. It happens every day on the streets of Chicago, I'm sure. Especially in the Fall, and I'll tell you why. Because the weather is turning colder and people are looking for someone to keep them warm in the Winter months. Don't despair! Fall is absolutely the season for love!!
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ooooooo,that was definitely sweet. :p
Mmmm,....Fall IS the season for love. And winter is the season for Hope. BUT beware because...."hope deferred makes the heart sick"...right in time for Spring again where all things are new! A beautiful, vicious cycle.
p.s. I think his initial glance was beauty and all things good yet the brief turn to watch her go by is too often construed as ogling.
No one smiles here. Always the eye contact but it's like an unwritten line: don't smile, they'll think you're a nutter. I smile though. They all think I'm wierd.
But the eye contact thing isn't as bad as when you see someone you actually know coming towards you. When do you keep the eye contact constant? When do you say hello? When do you stop glancing away...
Nice quote, Big "Al", where's it from? I might need to use it in the future...ahem.
Dearest Ian, I must confess that eye contact, as it pertains to strangers, isn't exactly acceptable on the streets of Chicago. So, we applaud those brave enough to depart from the norm and walk on the wild side once in a while. As well, the city can provide a fair amount of anonymity(sp?) and be very helpful for avoiding those we know, but don't care to talk to.
jenn - beautiful blog. i FELT in love just reading it.
ian - well, you and i must be the only smiling idiots in the city. i have an awful tendency to smile like a fool all the time, especially on the walk to and from work. sometimes, i've been known to actually laugh out loud for no reason at all. so maybe i don't get to share those romantic, blushing looks with guys on the street, but i'm so happy to see someone else catch my eye who thinks i'm an idiot and laughs at me laughing on the way home.
i think in both scenarios - the blushing passers-by and the smiling idiots - there's a sense that something's bubbling over in your heart. and either way, it makes the world feel small and warm and wonderful - if just for a moment.
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