Views; between

There is beauty in the moments between arriving and reaching your destination. I felt this yesterday in the moments before attending an event in Edinburgh last night. I had an hour before I needed to arrive and, the day being so warm, I decided to slow down and listen to the world around. I walked through the park with my eyes open under the evening sun for which I had been yearning for months. Every breeze through the air enlivened my senses. Every smile stuck a chord somewhere in my soul.Nature invites us to see more, closely, in the warmer weather; we emerge from the indoors and seek the outdoors. Looking around, I saw humanity everywhere. I saw humanity in the revived bridge in the heart of the city – a bridge under construction for years that, now, brings colour where there was none for so long. We built the new on old foundations: we added colour. I heard humanity in the parting words of a young couple on an early date: with smiles on their faces, one said to the other with a…