Seemed so sure.

This afternoon, I heard a sound which captured my attention: a regularly occurring artificial squeak, unlike anything from a bird or a car engine. It was timed exactly to the countdown on the crosswalk, and I stood underneath it to try to parse if it was a new feature and hear it better close up.

Then a woman walked by me, her steps in time to the countdown, her shoes the cause of the sound.

I took it as a reminder to be attentive to things around me, to really open myself up and pay attention.

I was so wrapped up in that thought, I completely missed one of my parents' neighbors walking towards me until he said hello.

And thus, balance in the universe.