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David Hyde Pierce in Curtains
Photo by Joan Marcus |
Many people seem to believe that their surroundings do not provide what they want or need. Is that the case, or are you just not noticing what's there? As I passed a tour group in Times Square, I overheard a man ask when they were going to start seeing famous people. His tone implied that this was very important to him, and that he was frustrated that the famous people hadn't yet made themselves available to him. Just then, David Hyde Pierce passed quietly around the group, presumably on his way to the Broadway musical in which he was starring. As a well trained New Yorker, I didn't say or do anything to draw attention to the celebrity. None of the tourists noticed David Hyde Pierce, probably to the great relief of David Hyde Pierce. I was left to consider all sorts of things:
- God or the Universe (I don't believe in coincidences) delivered the exact type of person that the tourist wanted at the exact moment he asked for it.
- Someone in the general category of celebrity walked by. We can't always manifest the exact person or thing that we pray for or focus on, but some form of fulfillment presents itself.
- The man was so busy asking his leader when his leader was going to point out a famous person that he missed a famous person. Always look for your own solution, even when someone else is helping to guide the way.
I don't know whether this tourist ever saw a famous person on his trip to the Big Apple. If not, perhaps the problem was not a lack of access to what he wanted, but a lack of ability to see that what he wanted was passing by on the sidewalk.
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