John Y’s Musings from the Middle: A Moment of Self-Reflection

A moment of self-reflection.

You know the ones that make you think about where you are in your life and if you are good enough.

We all have them.

Just now I am parked in Staples parking lot waiting for store to open. I’m in my maroon Honda Accord, empty sacks of Chik-fil-A on floor. I am 50 years old wearing khaki pants with spin dried button down striped shirt and wavy disheveled hair.

While waiting, I have laptop open and posting on Facebook about my dog going to the bathroom in my office this morning.

Then a shiny jet black regal looking car drives up beside me. It is a BMW and seems to clear it’s throat so I will notice. The driver is also about 50 and is wearing pin stripe dark suit and heavily starched white dress shirt with striped tie with a tie clip. His hair is combed back immaculately in perfect rows standing at attention proudly with just the right amount of product. Thin frame bifocals and a serious stern look as he looks straight ahead waiting for Staples to open.

I hope he looks over at me and reflects for a few moments and asks himself, “How did I get to be such a loser?”

I doubt he even has a Facebook account.