Printable Karens Korner #5166

Parades in the summertime are a part of our social fabric. I have had the opportunity to walk in two of them in the past several weeks.

This is my personal bias. Drivers of floats have a tendency to want to drive way to close to the entry just ahead of us. That makes the parade go faster. The walkers have to hurry to keep up; leaving little time to get a morsel or two to a parade-watcher. And it makes it harder for watchers to 'see' if entries or too close together.

If everyone takes a breath. Makes a little space. Drivers are more relaxed. Walkers can enjoy the trek. Viewers can take a second glance at what is going passed them.

I wonder if this a bit like life. Do we hurry along faster than need be? Almost to the place we don't enjoy the trip? There has to be a balance in there some place.