{"id":33,"date":"2017-08-08T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/08\/08\/central-park-sunday"},"modified":"2017-09-10T09:18:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T15:18:37","slug":"central-park-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Central Park Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sunday morning.<\/div>\n
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Mother’s Day.<\/div>\n
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I sit on a brick bridge watching ducks tread the waters of Central Park as a man gently plays a saxophone for change.<\/div>\n
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The parks slowly fills with joggers and couples with the morning paper in hand, looking for a bench to sit and finish their coffee and read. I mention it as this activity is becoming a rarity.<\/div>\n
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Parents caution their little ones not to venture into the dense foliage as they feel the park is not safe. The homeless I see in the public bathrooms are nothing but nice to me as they wash their faces and ready themselves for the day.<\/div>\n
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A Buddhist monk stops to give me a peace bracelet. I thank him and offer a small donation in return.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0This simple act of kindness lightens my heart in the best way possible.<\/div>\n