Point of View

[Trab]

Point of View

By Trab

?Pete,? my best bud, Doug, said as he nudged me. ?Look at that old fat dude over there. He?s been eying us for minutes now.?

?Eww. Sick. Thank goodness there?s lots of people around. He can?t do much here.?

?No shit. I wonder why they get like that. Must be the third one this week.?

?Truth?seems like all these old dudes start perving on us teens when they get old.?

?We better go change. Looks like he?s not ready to go yet,? Doug stated, ?and we?ll be safe enough.? He got up from the edge of the Aquatic Center hot swirl pool, and I quickly followed him.

* * *

?Ah,? Gregory sighed, as the two young lads, barely visible to his old eyes while at the swirl pool, moved to almost complete invisibility after only a few springy steps. ?I remember swimming with my best friend, and laughing, just like that. I wonder if they have any idea of how fast it all goes by, and all you have left are some memories; and if you?re lucky enough, a glimpse of their vitality as they pass by.?

Gregory then looked myopically in the direction of some giggling young girls, whose voices reminded him of his great granddaughters, seeing mostly a blur.

[Tanuki Racoon]

I really liked this. A lot. Nice work Bart.

[Guest Fritz]

Very good Trab. I liked the message that we should be careful in ascribing motives because we rarely know what goes on in other people's minds.

[DesDownunder]

I love this. Life goes so fast it is but a blur.

Very clever Trab and beautifully written.

[Cole Parker]

Life is wry. We don't know people and almost always ascribe the wrong motives to them. We bring our own perspectives to others. Everyone has his own slant on things. Funny how much can be wrapped up in one simple yet not so simple slice of life.

Great job, Trab.

C

[Bruin Fisher]

I thought this was lovely. Thanks!

[Richard Norway]

What a message is so few words. I've always tried to not prejudge people, to give them the benefit of the doubt, but have also always failed miserably. That was sure brought home to me.

[Camy]

Bravo, Trab. Beautifully told!

Camy.

[Steven Keiths]

Very nice Trab. Wonderful message.

I was reminded of something someone said to me once (in my salad days) when I wondered why some old coot was staring at me. Of course, I was quite full of myself. My friend turned to me and said, "Maybe he thinks your ugly."