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Article: At last, I put my daydreaming to good use.(THE HOME FORUM)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 5, 2003
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Byline: Robert Klose
I am the person who can stare out the window of a bus or train until reaching my destination, wondering about the lives being lived in the communities we pass through. I'm the guy who seems to be listening to a concert but am, in fact, a dimension of mind away. I'm the erstwhile student who, when asked by his teacher if he understood a concept, assented "Of course," then drifted away wondering what that was all about.
I can't remember a time when I was not a day-dreamer. I can recall sitting in kindergarten, watching the class parakeet ("Peetie") preen itself in its cage as Mrs. Aronson tutored us in the crafting of paper doilies. I ...