Dancing with Gas

It's been two days now since we've had any power, lights, electricity, or water; the feeling of being abandoned and deserted begins to envelope you from every angle. At times, hopelessness can mess with your head...

Moving on: today me and my cousin sat in my car in the unexplainable lines at the gas stations which stretched miles and miles till the eyes could see. There was gas, but no electricity. So as the city was working hard to restore lights to different portions of the city, we sat, waited, (and well in me and my cousin's case, listened to Spanish lessons on her iPod). You know, trying to make the best of every moment as educational as possible.....(yeah uh huh....)

In any case, as one ear was with the Spanish lessons on learning how to order donuts at the donut shop, my left ear was busy thinking, absorbing the sounds around me which then turned into thoughts which lingered in my mind.

I thought about many things, like how long would it be before power was restored, about how people can be so strange when waiting in long lines (but that could be due to the fact that different people react differently to certain situations when made to feel vulnerable; that and well, many just don't have that special feature called: patience) - I (thank God) do come installed with that feature. Nonetheless, I thought so hard, which is usual for me given that I over analyze, and over think things & thoughts. As hours passed, thoughts lingered, and I was now learning about the different deserts they have in Mexico (and how to pronounce them).

At once, I heard a lady screaming, yelling, and jumping while laughing saying, "the lights, the lights, they're ooooooooooooooooooooooooon, woo hooooooooooooo". Around me, I could see people clapping, whistling, smiling, many turning up their music, and a few dancing...It was here that I saw people dancing with gas. It was more than dancing, clapping, whistling, and screaming for joy, it was this unexplainable feeling of some how being free...

I realized as I looked around me, we're all the same, have the same needs, have the same desires and wishes; yet we express then in different ways. We are all human, belonging and connected some how to one another, in ways not comprehendable to us...it's something bigger. Bigger than needing gas, or water, lights, or power...bigger, much bigger....

I learnt today to be utterly care free, to value the small and cherish them oh so closely, and most importantly, that dancing with gas in front of a huge crowd of people is nothing when you look at the grand scheme of things...