DIVINE ECHOS

I boarded a family
on the bus
who seemed to be returning
from a trip



The family included a set of 4 year old twin girls, with beautiful strawberry-blond curly hair, and dressed in matching outfits.  After commenting to them that they must have shopped at the same place, they cheerfully took their seats with their parents.

Driving a bus requires calling out stops at important intersections.  The girls quickly caught on and began to echo my street call-outs, followed by giggles.  Nothing is more special than the innocent delight of small children having fun.  I started calling out streets that were not even required just to elicit their responses.  The whole bus was soon enjoying the spectacle.

The dad, whole initially was a bit embarrassed, soon realized I was ‘game’ for the fun, and reminded the girls which street they would be getting off the bus.  When we reached their street, instead of calling out the stop, I announced to the girls, “And the next stop is  . . . “, to which they responded in unison, “30th & Upas!”  Everyone had a good laugh upon departure, and thus ended a perfect vacation trip for the girls.