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ub . Living i in the. here and t now. is an art t of which 7
am’ ‘becoming aware. That’s: not to say I have

“mastered. it,.but at least I know it exists. It’s easy
for me to. live in the future or the past - the
structures of. the. ‘business world give a lot of

water’ s edge I surprised ‘a _

by Peter Speck

waterlogged: wood,’ ae °pun- a
gent aroma that smelled: ‘like .
childhood: ‘to me.. |

When. | Siiked past. ‘the

trio of crows, feeding at the
‘high water mark. They

J emphasis to planning the future and recording the

past.- . but. those places are’ nowhere. The. ‘Past 1 is
“gone: and the future i is yet to be. . / ;

* One of the heritages of

the culture I live in seems to |

be ‘a great .emphasis on

that our reward will come
tomorrow. — We. ‘save for

tomorrow, and get, educated —

for tomorrow. Tomorrow we
will get married, or tomorrow

’ our children will be grown. up

“and we can start living. It all
reminds: me of a.ride ona
train -- ‘they, the passengers

all waiting for the: train to
- feach the station.at the. end, -
where they” will” ‘get ‘their

reward.

gee

One day, . Jast week, tthe:
pressures that shape my life ©
were manifesting themselves:
and I was doing my.:usual..

number ‘of living anywheré.

‘that I wouid like to share with

_ you -a small thing, but: mine

own, as. the saying goes.
- WINTER AHEAD.

the asphalt. I locked the car

and started to- walk across |
the parking. lot;.-feeling. a -

little chilled after the warmth

of the-heater, and my" mind

wandered to the winter
‘months ahead. I. thought of
_ dirty snow banks by the side

of the road, of. puddles: of

slush,of days and days of cold

- Vancouver rain, of driving to :
‘work ‘before sunrise - and a |

driving home after sunset.

- My mind went from: scraping .,

the ice off the windshield i in

the morning to a new set of ~
- gloves to keep my hands

warm, and by the time |
came back out of the meeting

_and wandered back to my car .
vaguely

dl think I was.

‘ attention. :

and slightly. curled.-1 became»:
aware that there were a lot of -
“leaves: outside. The ones. ‘on
the hood of my car were -

a cogitating on. a. “new: “set of
‘snow tites. I got into- the car
and buckled up,.and then .I
tomorrow. We: are condition-::.
_ed our whole lives.to the fact.

noticed that there was a huge
orange “maple~ ‘leaf “resting.
squarely in the. middle. of the |
windshield of my. car, like a’
hand ‘set up” toe ‘catch: omy.”

The leaf was: about. a. foot
in diameter, a lovely. orange -

‘brown ‘in. colour...The: ‘sun.
-shone ‘through it, giving: a.
translucent. glow: that made

the delicate tracery of. tibs.

” stand out. The-edges of the

leaf were. still alittle green

scattered. like a child Playing

at cards.
else but here and now. Then —-
something happened ” to me.

The keys went back ir in my -

. pocket. I unbuckled and. got
~-out again. Itcame tome thatit |
“is fall now, not winter. I had
-.. been: ‘so. busy - anticipating —
~~ tomorrow. that: I had almost.
a missed today aa

“My, car was ‘im an ‘outdoor a
parking area, and I was just |
leaving it. to! go. ‘into a.

‘meeting. - It was. a cool. ‘breath: of - clean: air that

October day, with a little _ ruffled: my- hair. It: brought ©

‘wind scattering the leaves on.

“The: wind. ‘really. wasn't.
cold: more like: a. pleasant.

me the» ‘smell of — leaves

fragrantly decomposing; and
other fall smelis—evergreen
needles on someone’s. fire,’
andthe smell of northern *

~ mountain meadows. 1 walked: -

‘around the fot, kicking leaves"
with | my feet just as 1-did.

-when I was a child, and then."

got back into my car. and-—
drove. to Dundarave ’ ;and
down Sth to the pier.

FAMILIAR SMELLS

It was | deserted. at ‘that
. time of day. I walked slowly -
out on to the jetty, conscious ©

that the sky was very blue |

_where it showed. through the
‘clouds. The. tide was in and-
the smells were very familiar
seaweed and’ salt air and

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circled me. once and ‘then —
came’ ‘back: to land : a. little |

-.than where ‘they had: been.
“while,

and went: back ‘to- eating. -

“és that inhabit the mass of ©
. ‘séaweed and ‘sticks that the

ers which: have been dumped .
there a as fill. They make. good

fhe ates ane. view of - the .

the! ‘shreds of ‘clouds that

making -orange and. black

| ies. A grebe surfaced, saw.

. few. seconds after’ the bird

“water ° and.” ‘they - paid no

yt entire school vanish.

f went back up the pier. The

I of things.

further: away from. the pier .

We. eyed: each other for. a’
and finally”. they:
decided that. I was harmless

They’ were turning over the.
. detritus ..with . their . beaks, |
_ feeding off the small creatur-

“tide deposits. ‘They Icoked ©
plump. and: healthy, and’ it ~
- made me feel Bood to watch
‘Out at the: end of the pier
“there are: many- -huge. bould-

d-my- back‘on

North Shore, from the Lions
_ Gate bridge: 0. Point: Atkin-.
sons The: Signs ‘of . fall are
"everywhere :*  @Cross _ “West. a
.Vancouver.. ‘The trees: ‘are
-Jurning. orange and gold and .
red, and in some places the |
. paths: of:colour extend right
up: the flanks ‘of Hollyburn |

* mountain, disappearing. into.

“hang! like cotton wool tangled aS
in the trees. ...

Gok picked out a house that 1.
ised. to live«in, -as a boy. : “AL

warm food: of memories of ff

other. ‘fall ‘days swept over . E
“me. 1 could. remember

“paper cutouts, in elementary |
school, and for.a few'seconds |
‘the smell of the school baste |
was i in my nose again.” -

“IGNORED BY CROWS. 4
cA splash broke. my tever-

me, and submerged again. A...-}

disappeared, the: ocean be-. |
low was alive with the silvery
- flash of minnows: The school -
moved slowly along the side’
of the pier. When I moved
_ suddenly. they. vanished as -
one, to. come slowly back
when I remained motionless. —
“There were thousands of.
' them. I slowly moved: my arm |
out horizontally’ ‘over the -

attention to me: But when I .
‘suddenly.opened my clench-
ed fist the flash of movement:
“was enough to make the
Mert
_ It was quiet there;: except ,
for the noise of boats passing
. far,out onthe water. The sea
lapped ‘softly. against : the: .
pier, and-the hum. of traffic |
on’ Marin ‘Delve seemed far. |

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warmth ofthe sun and fil
“ my. lungs.;deep..with the
breath of the fall; .and then I

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crows ‘didn’t | pay’ much
‘attention to.me as I walked
by them. I appreciated that.
It made me feel quite a part _

- So that’s what Yd like: to. |
‘share with you. Don’t wait
until the last day on the train.
to find this out: the rewards |
are the days on the ‘train, not
the stop‘at the end. “Go to it _
- then, cat your food. and e ey 7
‘Ht, and drigk your wine wi |
, cheerfal heart; for alréndy ;
’ God has acce ne te what. you.
have. done.’ (Beeleetantes

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