Little reminders

I took my brother out to the movies a couple of weeks ago and when we were driving home we were stuck driving behind a short school bus. I was being impatient as I kept looking down at the speedometer thinking how much faster I would be going if I wasn’t behind the bus. It wasn’t until the bus had to make a stop, and I looked to my right and saw a mother come out of her house, with a mixture of pain and sadness in her eyes, she came up to the bus and immediately, a smile quickly washed the look before, away. Her son, probably not even 12, was in a wheelchair. As they put him on the lift that lowered him down, you could see frustration he had towards that daily routine as he put the brakes on his wheelchair and look down at his mom. I could feel that he wanted nothing more but to bounce down the steps of the bus and run into his house instead of having to have assistance getting off the bus. I couldn’t help but to start tearing up as I saw such a young child have to go through hardships most of us will never face. I looked over at my eight year old brother who was watching as intently as I was, and he said to me, “That must be so hard.” Knowing that even my eight year old brother can see how physically and mentally strong that little boy is, made me even more emotional.


Then I felt guilty for being so impatient and wanting to go faster than I was going when sometimes little reminders like this make us realize we just need to slow down and appreciate the world, our family, our friends, small moments, big moments, EVERYTHING around us. I look around and I feel like we all want the time to go by faster, when we won't get this time back. We need to take advantage of this time and live it to the fullest while improving ourselves daily.