Mall Meditation
I went to Tyson’s Corner last night to walk around and observe.
On the way there I was in quite a bit of traffic getting onto Route 7. I instantly thought about what my friend in Brazil said about it: 2 tons of materials to hold one person each. We really spend a ton of time separating ourselves from everyone else.
I had a quarter with me and when I went to get something to eat there was a father and daughter in front of me. She must’ve been two or so. I dropped my quarter and she noticed so I gave it to her. She looked up to her Dad with excitement and said, “I can put it in my piggy bank!”
It was great.
I left my cellphone in the car since I consider that time to just be where I am without any other distractions.
The food I bought looked like it would be too much for me but I ended up eating all of it. Probably a little too fast though 
Later I decided to get some ice cream. It was a bit too heavy on my stomach and I realized ice cream is crap when you’re not sharing it with someone else.
I do like the new addition to Tyson’s. It’s pretty marvelous. Coming down the escalator from the third floor and looking down to the first is a wonderful sight.
I never really cared much for shopping (although with my daughter I absolutely love it!) but being around so many different people and seeing how they interact with each other is beautiful.
