Back for a moment

I was at a church dinner last night to celebrate the holidays.  Most, not all, of the people are elderly.  I am by far one of, if not the, youngest person in both women's and men's club.  I enjoy the company of the different people I have come to know.

One of the men had been brought from Masonic, I believe.  He came by ambulance and he was in a wheelchair.  He could not communicate too well, but people seemed to know what he needed and help him with dinner.  Toward the end of the night he was asking for something (only with a sound, not words) and no one could figure out what he was asking for.

It brought me right back (regardless of age) to when Connor could not talk last year and everyone tried to figure out what he needed.  It felt so familiar......probably because we spent a few weeks doing that for Connor.

I just think that it is funny how the human mind works.  Everything is going along fine and then you get a flashback or reminder of a previous time (some pleasant and some not), and you are then back in that time.  I guess until we work through or feel secure about certain things, we will always be brought back to a reminder time.

The human mind is amazing and fascinating.

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