God knows

With the weather changes come my seasonal melancholic mood swings (aka Seasonal Affective Disorder). Feeling quite low since coming back from Thanksgiving, I took my camera and headed downtown to pick up an item. Again the colours on the trees and buildings were fanastically overwhelming. There were colours I had never seen before and colours are the kinds of things you must see to understand and to know of its existence. Maybe someday I'll be able to imagine colours I have never seen before--sometimes I think God has a whole laboratory of colour in Heaven: test tubes and treasure chests full of colours our limited eyes cannot perceive!

It was a delightful trek. I finally walked into Cooke's Fine Foods on Brock St. where I finally located McVitie's Chocolate-covered Digestives (the same kind my best friend mailed to me from England while on her exchange trip). Sadly, I didn't have the appetite to buy them, but now I know where I can get them!

After making my purchase and browsing through Indigo, I began my journey back to residence. I bumped into the painter lady whose hands I had massaged the other evening. I found out she teaches art! It was encouraging to see her again. She's an absolutely beautiful woman who has aged well. Continuing my walk, I walked past an old lady resting on her cane with her eyes closed. I asked if she needed help, and she gave me one of the most brilliant and genuine smiles I've ever seen. "No, I'm only resting," she said. As I walked back onto campus, I took the scenic route by Summerhill and bumped into a Wally resident with whom I had walked through the Wolfe Island Corn Maze. She immediately embraced me with a hug, a kiss, and a smile. She even remembered my name!

God knows when we need a little pick-me-up. God knows when we're downhearted and need strangers to deliver smiles. It is a happy thought to know that God knows--and that is all that matters.