I was in my car heading out of the parking lot. A man started waving at me. When he pointed at the top of my car, I got the message. I had left coffee cup sitting on the roof. I know that has never happened to you. I put it in the column marked “getting old” and moved on.
As I drove I journeyed down memory lane. One that stood out blind sided me in my 20's. I got a call one night from someone who asked me if I had lost a Bible. Evidently I had put it on top of the car as I was loading and forgot about it.
That was in my 20's. Either I have always been old or forgetting things is part of the human condition.
homo unius libri
I suspect it's more the human condition. I did that kind of thing more when I was young; nowadays I've learned to double check my actions before I move on. I've locked myself out or left something somewhere too often.
ReplyDeleteThat brings up other memories. You are right. I try to establish patterns and habits that keep certain things from happening. I have sets of keys for different places with overlapping keys in case I mess up.
DeleteGrace and peace
Maybe a bit of both.
ReplyDeleteI guess that means that I can only expect things to get worse.
DeleteGrace and peace.