The Middle
Everyone knows that the Cheetah is the fastest animal on land while the Peregrine Falcon earns accolades for being the fastest animal-- land, water, or air. According to those who measure these things his speed can reach 389 mph.
By comparison fish loiter, dog paddle, or swim in circles. The sailfish, when desiring to, swims at 68 mph.
Statisticians supply us with endless lists of the best in countless categories: the best restaurants, the top ten highest grossing films last year, most catastrophic storms, highest mountains, coldest place on earth. Deepest lake.
What about the other side? Who is the slowest? The manatee lolls around in the water-- barely breaking a sweat. The Gila Monster may look forbidding, but he stays put. Slugs-- sluggish.
How about everything in between? Not the fastest nor slowest. Not the best nor the worst. Somewhere in the middle.
Statisticians ignore most of us-- the great middle. We don't write best sellers,nor poetry that Emily Dickinson could say, " If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry."
We're not the MVP of a sport nor the lead singer of a band.
We're the majority which is the top of some heap.
By comparison fish loiter, dog paddle, or swim in circles. The sailfish, when desiring to, swims at 68 mph.
Statisticians supply us with endless lists of the best in countless categories: the best restaurants, the top ten highest grossing films last year, most catastrophic storms, highest mountains, coldest place on earth. Deepest lake.
What about the other side? Who is the slowest? The manatee lolls around in the water-- barely breaking a sweat. The Gila Monster may look forbidding, but he stays put. Slugs-- sluggish.
How about everything in between? Not the fastest nor slowest. Not the best nor the worst. Somewhere in the middle.
Statisticians ignore most of us-- the great middle. We don't write best sellers,nor poetry that Emily Dickinson could say, " If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry."
We're not the MVP of a sport nor the lead singer of a band.
We're the majority which is the top of some heap.
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