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Recently, while travelling in Poland, my husband and I enjoyed a sunny early afternoon meandering through an end-of-summer festival in a city park. The park was located adjacent to the river and was structured such that there was a very wide walkway separating large expanses of grass and trees on either side. At the center of the end of the long pedestrian walkway was a large water fountain. As we admired the fountain, we noticed that there was a nearby sign indicating that after sunset, there would be a laser light show at the fountain in celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary. I was excited because, as noted, I love Disney and since our hotel was a quick walk from the water fountain, we decided to return for the show. As we turned to walk up the staircase that would take us to the street level our hotel was on, we happened by an interesting bench. The bench was crafted out of a transparent, hard tubing and as we investigated further, we saw that there was water travelling through the arms of the bench, and then down into the ground. We decided to take a seat and rest for a few quiet minutes.
After spending a busy afternoon and early evening out exploring, we returned to our hotel with just enough time to gather our jackets before heading back out for the Disney laser light show. I will admit that my feet were a bit tired as we had walked a lot, and I was perfectly happy standing at the top of the staircase, amidst many (many) others, to watch the show. My husband was not and insisted that we walk down the stairs and try to find a spot closer to the large screen that had been placed in the middle of the fountain. By this point, the show had started and since heading down the stairs offered a nice view, I happily complied with my husband’s wishes and followed him. At the bottom of the staircase, we moved over to a vacant spot on a little hill. The view was okay but there was a tree blocking some of the screen (thus the vacant spot) but I could still see most of the fountain spraying its colorful water and so I was content. My husband was not and for a very good reason. He had noticed that the really cool water tube bench we had sat on earlier in the day was …free! He grabbed my hand, and we darted over and took a seat. The seat was a little wet, but we didn’t care because we now had unobstructed views of the fountain. After a minute or so, I started noticing that other people saw the same opportunity, filling in the space and crowding our view. And then, the next water display began…. And just as quickly as the people came to our prime viewing space, they left, as the water mist fell all over them. But we didn’t leave because my feet were tired, and our view was amazing and a little bit of water never really hurt anyone.
Opportunity. Opportunity.
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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