How very apropos Stephen!
Today while working the sale table at the hospital (btw if you weren't there you missed out on some very fabu 25% off jewelry but that's neither her nor there) I found my mind wandering during the lulls. At one point, I heard a visitor request a wheelchair from one of the transportation employees for an elderly woman on a cane who very obviously needed some assistance. And I began to think...and this is usually where I get in trouble.
The wheel. It comes in many sizes (but not shapes...not really)...and is made of many different materials...but have you ever considered how much the wheel affects YOUR life from the very beginning to the very end? A circular tool created around 3200 BC for conveyance plays a critical role to this day...lets take a look.
You are born. Congratulations!!! And quickly you are whisked into the nursery and placed in what? A bassinet with wheels!
After a number of tests and a clean-up (for which your father is probably very grateful as the birth goose probably really grossed him out) , you are wheeled to your mothers room and any time you are transported in the hospital, it is on wheels in said bassinet. And when its time to leave, as per hospital rules, you are wheeled out in your mother's arms in a wheelchair, whereupon you are placed in a seat in a car on what?? 4 wheels. After you get home, your proud parents stroll around the neighborhood showing you off in your stroller which is on wheels. When you are a bit older, you are pulled around in your awesome red wood sided wagon.
After a number of tests and a clean-up (for which your father is probably very grateful as the birth goose probably really grossed him out) , you are wheeled to your mothers room and any time you are transported in the hospital, it is on wheels in said bassinet. And when its time to leave, as per hospital rules, you are wheeled out in your mother's arms in a wheelchair, whereupon you are placed in a seat in a car on what?? 4 wheels. After you get home, your proud parents stroll around the neighborhood showing you off in your stroller which is on wheels. When you are a bit older, you are pulled around in your awesome red wood sided wagon.
And time passes. You grow and soon get your first self propelled conveyance- a big wheel, tricycle or bicycle with training wheels and FREEDOM!!! You now have the ability to tool as far around the neighborhood as your parents allow.
Later comes a skateboard or rollerskates- but be careful- many a broken arm and pair of torn jeans are the results of the aforementioned! These wheels give you exercise, allow you to visit friends, and give you the chance to see how far you can get your bike to go off the huge dirt mounds created while your neighborhood is being constructed. The Doss brothers were definitely the best at this!!! But I digress. School bus- need I say more? Yes, wheels.
Later comes a skateboard or rollerskates- but be careful- many a broken arm and pair of torn jeans are the results of the aforementioned! These wheels give you exercise, allow you to visit friends, and give you the chance to see how far you can get your bike to go off the huge dirt mounds created while your neighborhood is being constructed. The Doss brothers were definitely the best at this!!! But I digress. School bus- need I say more? Yes, wheels.
Time passes and you turn sixteen. And you get your license. And you drive a car- again, on wheels
. if you live a big city you may use public transport which again has wheels...and if you travel, your plane will land on wheels. Wheels will take you wherever you want to go- They are your ticket to freedom- your chance to see the world- Wheels get you to visit your parents or children, to spend important events such as graduations. weddings, honeymoons, anniversary parties...And to make travel easier, you pull your suitcase which is on wheels.
. if you live a big city you may use public transport which again has wheels...and if you travel, your plane will land on wheels. Wheels will take you wherever you want to go- They are your ticket to freedom- your chance to see the world- Wheels get you to visit your parents or children, to spend important events such as graduations. weddings, honeymoons, anniversary parties...And to make travel easier, you pull your suitcase which is on wheels.
Time passes and you are much older. Now you are on a walker with wheels, or using a scooter with wheels, or in a wheelchair.
And if you get sick, you may be on a stretcher with wheels, or even in a hospital bed- with wheels, arriving via ambulance- with wheels.
And if you get sick, you may be on a stretcher with wheels, or even in a hospital bed- with wheels, arriving via ambulance- with wheels.
And your time walking this earth comes to an end and you once again rely on wheels. Your casket rides on a casket cart (yes, I looked this up) which is on wheels. (also see Casket Buddy). And it is transported to the cemetery in a hearse on wheels.
I'm not sure where this thought train (another vehicle with wheels) came from- I know it was the cane lady, but its bizarre to think of how much of one's life is affected by wheels. There is no profound meaning here- no point to be made...just ruminating while my mind runs in circles (which are shaped like...wheels)!
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