Leo's Articles - The Writings and Ideas of Leo Crocker Rogers

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Sing

Leo Crocker Rogers

At a stop light, sitting in my 1984 Cadillac Seville, a near 5,000 pound smooth- riding and 23 mpg conveyance, I felt the two and half tons of steel vibrate to a beat. Honestly, the seat and steering wheel were throbbing to music, but not from my car. It was eerie. I looked next to me, and there was this little Honda with its window down (It was 106 today), and the driver was bouncing to the same beat as my car. Apparently he could hear the melody as he was using his 600 watts of acoustic power to give the world his music. All I could feel was the beat, but what a feeling it was.

What do Kuwait and Arizona have in common?

Can women vote in both lands? They can.

Do more women than men register to vote in Kuwait than Arizona? They do.

Does Kuwait have more oil than Arizona? It does.

Are there are times in the morning that the temperature is near 100 degrees in both lands? Yes.

But here is the difference in that commonality. In Arizona, most homes are air conditioned.

So are most cars.

So are most businesses.

So are most shopping malls.

In fact, it is difficult to find a place, library, public office, handball court, that is not air-conditioned.

So while Kuwait boils without air-conditioning, Arizona experiences the most pleasant of environmental conditions.

Me? I like to take a break during the week and blast out of the air-conditioning into the summer out-of- doors. And so do others. Tennis, swimming, golf, cycling, softball, volley ball, hiking, running, you name it, there is a cadre of people enjoying the out-of-doors. Why? They love to get out the door, put the rubber on the road, greet the day with a smile, and sing.

We all need to sing. One of the unsung benefits of church going is that the world feels our melodic voice like the desert feels the rain.

Glorious.