Because there’s always a silver lining, right?
I went to the library thinking that a few engaging books
might be a good idea to take my mind off these troubling times.
As I stood at the kiosk to check them out I entered my PIN
number and…..ERROR. PIN number invalid. Ooops, I must have entered it
incorrectly. So I key it in again…….ERROR, PIN number invalid.
Hmmmmm, I hesitate for a moment, thinking………then enter it
again. ERROR!
My PIN number for my library card is and has been, for the
last eighteen years, the last four numbers of my phone number.
Now I’m just a little bit concerned that maybe I’m wrong. Is
it the last four digits of my phone number? YES! It is! I’m sure. But……am I?
And as I stand there I find myself flooded with
emotions…..wondering if I’m losing my mind…….am I sinking into
forgetfulness……did I really just forget my own phone number? And I’m getting
angry with an inanimate object that is making me second guess myself.
I’m confused and angry and just a little bit scared. And
then I’m angry that I’m confused and scared!
The next thing I know there are tears running down my
cheeks!
And a WHOLE NEW set of emotions flood over me!
Am I REALLY standing in the library in public CRYING over
not being able to check out two books?
I am mortified that someone will see what’s happening and
then I realize……I’m wearing sunglasses and the face mask I’m wearing is soaking
up the tears before they run out from beneath my glasses.
So there you have it. The silver lining to Covid-19 is that
no one will see that you’re crying if you wear a face mask in public. And
sunglasses, of course. LOL
