This afternoon, a nice black var drove by my house. Sitting calmly in the back seat was a large white lama. As the vehicle went by, the animal’s glistening black eyes, shaded by lush dark lashes, met mine for a brief moment.
I quickly grabbed my phone and texted a friend.
“Just saw a lama in a car.”
“What kind of car?” he replied.
“Sedan.”
“What type of person owns a lama but not a better way to transport one?”
I wondered what type of decision led to the scene I had witnessed. Did someone impulsively buy a non-refundable lama, then think, like someone who purchases a king-sized bed or extra-large couch, “How on earth am I going to get this home?”
At some point, someone was faced with a decision, and cramming the animal in the back seat of a car was apparently the best option.
This is life. Wandering from place to place, making decisions.