“Nothing special. It’s just another day.”
“I suppose,” he says. “But only if you want it to be. I guess everyone’s different.”
We walk another hundred feet and eventually stop. He tells me to stretch my arms and legs and feel the summertime air against every part of my body, to listen to the wind, to taste the day, and smell life. He adds, “This experience is all about the senses, Tim. Take today in for what it’s worth. Personally get what you want from it. Devour what you can. Find pleasure in its fullness.”
I heed his instructions, take a step forward, spread my legs and arms, close my eyes, and experience the physics of space and time. The essence of man and nature. My body becomes an envelope or container for this day, holding the five senses within my being. I taste the blackberry
