Observations from a Porch in Key West

I watch them. I watch the diversity of the human race. I watch the shapes and sizes. I watch the many variations of gait. I watch the bold; the confident; the young. I watch the hesitant; the lame; the old. I watch the clear eyed; I watch the bleary eyed. What does this all mean? A cycle of life? An obligatory cycle of life. I watch them and recognize that we all are a part of that obligatory cycle. We are born innocent. We develop confidence in ourselves as we transform into the boldness of youth. Understanding? Not really; just the innocence of youth. But with time comes experience and with experience comes wisdom; or at least recognition. However, there is a great diversity of experience within the human race and with that diversity comes the great diversity of recognition; of wisdom; of transformation. How mystical that diversity is within the human race. I watch them go by. And I am one of them.

…. Jack Andrish
2022

Jack at Key West

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Guest Author Bio
Jack Andrish

I am a retired orthopaedic surgeon living in Cleveland Ohio. However, while visiting my brother-in-law in Key West and watching the world go by as I sat on the porch, I was inspired to record my thoughts and observations.

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