Another sweet moment in Nairn……I have come to Mosh’s Café in the mornings here to connect with wifi and drink coffee. Mosh’s is located on Main Street in Nairn. It’s a pleasant walk in the morning. Eline, the woman who works here, is friendly and sweet and has a cool accent. I have observed Scottish accents are many and varied. Eline has a lilt in her voice. It is cheerful and melodic. This is a familiar Nairn dialect. The people who come in are another enjoyable part of Scottish life for me. The coffee shops, the bakeries and the pub are where it is easiest to see the community. As I sat here this morning, absentmindedly listening to the morning conversation between Eline and her coffee drinkers, she suddenly ran outside trailed by her two latest customers. Of course I jumped right up to see what drew them. There was an older gentleman who had dropped his cane and was too tottery to pick it up without falling. The customers, though they didn’t know him, walked home with him to be sure he got there safely. I felt privileged to have witnessed this exchange of compassion. It gave me insight again as to why art is so important to me. This is exactly the stream of life which I desire to tap into. I suspect it is the same in every culture. We learn to expand our lives to include others. Parents love their children. There are good neighbors everywhere and I think this is important to recognize. Bad news is not the only news to read.
Dorsey.
sounds like a lovely, life experience. i think when we are away from our home turf, we pay better attention to people and the things around us 🙂