I drove to the park the other day to get a solid walk in without neighborhood Andrettis threatening my well-being or choking me with diesel exhaust fumes. The sun was shining, the sky was blue with a number of wispy clouds floating overhead, and the temperature was perfect. As I drove in to the parking area, I happened to glance up, and nearly fell out of the car.
Up in the sky was the most delightful smear of cloud reaching from one side to the other, full of color. It's not a rainbow, it was a huge smear of color. The greens, amythests and yellows were all reminiscent of the delicate colors found in fluorite crystals. Yet they were strong enough to stand out against the sky.
This particular cloud was different from those around it. It was the only one with color. I looked all over. No. This one was special. It was as though a fragment of the northern aurora borelis had torn off, and been blown down to my part of the world. It was very delicate, yet the colors were distinct and beautiful. I was curious though why only I seemed enchanted with this sky display. There were lots of folks about, the weather guaranteed that. But no one seemed to see the colors. After all, many folks will stop for a rainbow, why weren't they stopping for this colorful cloud?
Could it simply be my sunglasses? So I removed them. Instantly, the depth of color disappeared. The color was still there in the cloud, just very faint. Actually, they didn't disappear totally, it's just that whatever "they" do to sunglasses to protect our eyes, magnified and deepened the colors present in the cloud. Sunglasses back on, the colors reappeared! Cool! On, off. On, off. Magic glasses!
Just to make sure I wasn't hallucinating - after all, anything's possible. :) I asked a woman walking by in her sunglasses if she saw the colors. She looked up, and stopped dead. She had magic glasses, too! Then when I explained, she peeked without her glasses and confirmed that the colors faded away. The colorful cloud stayed around for a while, then gradually shredded away into the blue sky.
So there you have it. Sunglasses are magic. At least, mine were on Friday. Beautiful.
Zakir's Gift
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