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The Red Light Collector
I am sharing a strange discovery about myself here.
Indeed, today I noticed that I still remember several long-gone, actually insignificant moments that happened while I was standing at a red pedestrian light. Ordinary situations in which I simply waited for the green signal. Moments waiting in front of red traffic lights in my childhood days, on the way to my first girlfriend, on that great party night, on our last family holiday, on my way to work in the early morning, and elsewhere.
And I just enjoyed collecting these moments. In my collection I found the scent of cherry blossoms, the bright blue sky of a chilly January day that brought fresh snow, the laughter of children playing in the distance, the appetizing smell of a takeaway, and petrichor after the rain shower that surprised us.
Some people collect strange things. I collect red lights.
© Julian Heylinck, 11/2022
#RedLights #moments #waiting
Indeed, today I noticed that I still remember several long-gone, actually insignificant moments that happened while I was standing at a red pedestrian light. Ordinary situations in which I simply waited for the green signal. Moments waiting in front of red traffic lights in my childhood days, on the way to my first girlfriend, on that great party night, on our last family holiday, on my way to work in the early morning, and elsewhere.
And I just enjoyed collecting these moments. In my collection I found the scent of cherry blossoms, the bright blue sky of a chilly January day that brought fresh snow, the laughter of children playing in the distance, the appetizing smell of a takeaway, and petrichor after the rain shower that surprised us.
Some people collect strange things. I collect red lights.
© Julian Heylinck, 11/2022
#RedLights #moments #waiting
