(A) Vision

The first thing I check out when I move to a new town are the parks. In New York, I brought my suitcase with me while I walked around Central Park. That was an especially big park so I had to spend two days there, spend the night at a nearby hotel, and then head over to my new apartment where I got unpacked and situated. 1

When I decided to settle down with my daughter, we packed our things and took them down to Poughkeepsie.On the drive down, she was pressing for some ice cream. I told her to wait. When we got into town and she saw a Ice Cream Shoppe, she tugged at my arm and  started to get antsy. I still told her to wait. First, the park then ice cream then to our new house, which I was hoping would be our new home.2

The park didn't take too long to find and I cant believe this is my third paragraph. If it didn't take long to find then why am I taking a long time to tell you. It makes me mad because their is an essence in being direct.3

When we got there, I sat down while my daughter took a couple swings right beside me. As I told you before, she was antsy and that wasn't going to satisfy her craving. She whined. I told her to wait just a couple more seconds.4

Across the park, a branch had fallen from a tree onto a small rock. I wouldn't have noticed it except that my daughter pulled on my shirt and said, "Daddy. Look! Look!" and pointed that way.5

"What?"6

"It's beautiful."7

"No its not," I said because their is an essence in being direct.8

"Yes it is."9

And at that point, I felt a swelling in my eyes, so much so a tear almost descended down my cheek because I realized its the worst feeling in the world not being able to see beauty.10