At first I would have thought they were just married or about to be except they had two little girls with them who appeared to be about three and four. We came around the corner of an aisle in one of those discount warehouse stores and there they were; making out. Because of their cart and where they were embraced we couldn’t get past and they seemed in no hurry to stop the lip lock. We had a few choices. We could have said, “Excuse me.” We could have backed out and gone down another aisle but instead we waited. I never thought an aisle of dog and cat food could be so entertaining. Finally it was over. I am not sure if they ever did see us even though we were just a few feet away. When I said to my wife we ought to show them how it’s really done all I got was an eye-roll and a “tist” sound. How come there isn’t a correct spelling for “tist”? “Tist” is an amazing word for which there is no retort. How do you answer “tist”?
As the lovers wandered down the aisle I wondered why is it that we are uncomfortable with publicly displayed affection. It certainly is much to be preferred to a public brawl and I have seen those in stores, actually even in church. Humans are interesting creatures. We have such an array of emotions. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy. Do you remember Revelation 21:4 where it says God will wipe away our tears? That must mean tears from sorrow because I personally will flood heaven with my tears of joy and I don’t need or want them to be wiped away.
Written by Roger Bothwell on February 23, 2009
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