Two girls, a Mustang, & the pink dolphin
I was in the middle of my ritual, afternoon walk today when I saw something inspirational. As I rounded the corner of one of the shaded streets in my neighborhood I discovered two girls of five or six years riding in a plastic, motorized car. Now this wasn’t any motorized car, it was a white replica of a Ford Mustang that possessed two pink racing stripes which followed the contour of the car from stem to stern. I’m almost certain that the striping streamlined that car just enough to add a few extra horsepower, making those trips up and down the driveway a little more memorable to the riders.
What I haven’t mentioned yet is the third passenger. Seated between them, perched on it’s tail fin, rode a pink, inflatable dolphin. The dolphin was twice the height of each of the girls and occupied enough space in the small vehicle that it’s presence would surely have been an irritant had it not been a full participant in this early summertime activity.
As I approached and began to consider the trio they lurched forward from the top of the driveway and picked up speed. In the course of a few seconds they had spanned the length of the drive and were quickly reaching the edge of the road. The driver was obviously an experienced motorist because as they were reaching the end of their short journey she sharply turned the steering wheel causing the back end of the car to start sliding around deftly. In a snap the ‘Stang’ and it’s three passengers were fully turned about and were now facing up the driveway. As I chuckled to myself I almost missed ‘It’.
‘It’ was the tacit glance the girls shared prior to returning, full throttle, to their starting position. In that instant I realized I was witnessing a rare moment of pure joy and camaraderie.
As I go through my days I hope that I remember to enjoy myself as much as these girls. Life should be no more complex than this, we should all be lucky enough to have someone to share time and experiences with and always, always keep a pink dolphin handy.
