walking but different.

every weekday morning i walk to work.
every weekday at midday, i walk to lunch.
about 30-60 min later, i will walk back to work.
towards the end of the day, i decide to walk home.
sometimes i walk a different route (switch it up! you know...)
sometimes i walk in a zone, on the same route.
but today, i left work specifically to walk for a cause.
i didn't know where it started nor where it was supposed to end.
but as i looked out the windows i saw the helicopters and heard the crowds and i just walked towards that direction.
and i saw the people.
surprised at first, at all of the kids, the strollers, the parents, the wheelchairs, the teenagers and the diversity.
and at first i just stood back and watched.
and then i started walking.
and it wasn't like walking to work, it wasn't like walking home, it was walking for something greater.
no my numb fingers didn't save anyone today nor did my shoe soles give any more for the next person, but it felt better.