E - So here are two people just sitting for a moment next to one another on a park bench. Yes, they are in the Tuillieres Gardens but how is that any different than a moment in the park down the street from your house? How long has it been since you sat next to someone on a park bench and felt their arm rub against yours? How long has it been since you sat close enough to someone to feel their presence and hear their story? Take a moment to sit close and listen... this is the moment that you have, there is nothing more than this moment whether with the one you love, a friend, a child or a new acquaintance. Each of us has the power to make it happen, just ask someone to sit with you. It is free, freeing and a moment of beauty.
Je t'aime, M
M
I do remember this moment and so many other. Parisians are not afraid to be close! I miss sitting at a cafe NEXT to my companion. It was a great sense to be seated so close - to have intimate conversation, the closeness by nature allows this, and watch the world go by. While you sit side by side - you are in your own space but yet you are physically facing outward, almost creating a sense of privacy - because you speak closely and not yell across a table. Are we afraid of such intimacy here? That silly Date Night movie mentions this - the couple scoffs at the couples who share the same side of the booth. I agree M - cozy up.
E
