HalfEvil Plz Bomb's blog: "Sometimes its all about the attitude"

I saw something today that made me think. I was running into the drug store to pick up a few things for a sick friend, and as I was parking my car, I noticed a older lady pushing a stroller with a kid that at max was 2 years old. This being South Florida, it was a pretty safe bet that Grandma and the kid were taking a walk to the store. I didn’t want to open my door and cut her off so I waited. I wasn’t really in a hurry, so it was cool. I guess Grandma was tired from the walk, so she sat on a bench in front of the store in the shade and was talking to the little one. It warmed me to see the look on their faces so I sat there a extra minute or two just to smile a little. The ground was still wet from the rain earlier, but the bench was under the overhang. Being a good Grandma she put the stroller out in front of her on the side walk instead of next to her so she could not only watch the kid, but make all the sounds Grandma’s are so good at. That’s when I heard it. The pure unbridled sound of a really little kid laughing their ass off, it seems that there was a slow drip coming from the roof of the building (like one good size drop every 30 seconds) and it was landing directly on the top of the kids head. He thought it was soooooooo funny. Of course Grandma moved him once she realized what was happening, but she and I couldn’t wipe the smiles off our faces. I walked into the store grinning ear to ear. People must have thought I was nuts. While I was searching for what I needed, it struck me that most people (particularly us grownups) would have been annoyed at the water landing on our head. Whatever the reason. I think I just learned a valuable lesson from a two year old today…. Don’t get mad when you can find it funny or fun. Lets all try and remember that.