On the Swings

As I swung in the playground, a girl who had been playing on the slide by herself came and swung on the opposite end of the swings. Other than saying hi, we didn’t talk. We each swung higher and higher. It was a weird sort of company to keep. I felt like she had been waiting for someone to play with and now despite being separated by the entire swing set and a large number of years – I was that person.

Human beings are so funny. In that moment I made a silent wish that she’d grow up to have an awesome life.