Sixties Chick

April 14, 2016

Inspired thought sparked by PECO and its high voltage ticker-tape of revolving info-a major part of the skyscape up here in my Center City nest.

On a recent early morning trip (a short one) from the kitchen to the living room, I catch a glimpse of my orbiting informant, PECO’s electrified ticker-tape, with just these words illuminated …

LIONS EYE BANK OF DELAWARE

Mmmm? What a beautiful name for a financial institution, I conclude.  I picture the now rare White Lion with those translucent green eyes and that strong, powerful form gracefully stretched out in the tall grass. Truly a mighty beast,  yet one known for great tenderness toward his cubs.

How wonderful that a bank would have chosen such a name!

And how fitting!  After all, who but that kind of noble and caring creature could safeguard our economic well-being? Who else could protect our hard-earned savings? I am overcome by the symbolism!

I make a mental note; open an account ASAP.

Not for a minute do I see the name as menacing. Not like the banks that yield a knot in my chest just hearing their names. You know the ones; the real predators of the jungle; the ferociously carnivorous big cat BANKSTERS with their bail-outs and bonuses, their paws in every pot.

But just as I’m picturing the possibility of an interest rate greater than .01%, new information comes bopping along the top of the tower:

NATIONAL EYE DONATION MONTH.

WHAT?  Oh no! Seems I’ve jumped to the wrong conclusion. Misread the cues. This is no bank imbued with the spirit of connection between humans and the natural world. An eyeball collection? The Lions Club?

Not what I had in mind at all.  Now what comes to mind are vats of eyeballs in the bowels of some city office building. I feel queasy. Eyeballs make me very nervous.

Forget the eyeballs, I tell myself.  More important, how often are you so far off base? Then I hear that wiser inner voice letting me know. Note to SELF:

1. Look at how easy it is to misread signs, misinterpret words…never mind misconstrue the intentions of others,  even of those you know  and love the most.
2. Remember that everything you “know” originates from inside that itsy bitsy, teeny weeny,  tiny tumbleweed room of your own reality. Therefore, everything you believe, judge and pontificate on…is skewed at best.
3. Clearly, yours is a worm’s eye view, and “truth” like beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
4. And, though it’s nothing personal, I think it’s pretty safe to assume that most of the time …you know BUPKIS!

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