Yesterday, during the Tisha B'Av Fast, my sister-in-law and I were in Manhattan. We went to a shiur class in Lincoln Square Synagogue and Mincha (afternoon) prayers. Then we walked around. I hadn't yet bought any presents for anyone including the grandkids. But the 9th of Av isn't a shopping day, at least for clothes. When we saw the large Barnes & Nobles nearby, I figured that books for grandkids in a foreign country should be permitted.
So we found some books to help the grandkids learn English. And I also got some DVD's, yes, a few movies on sale.
Then we walked and sat on one of those park benches in the middle of the street. Last stop was the Apple Store. No, not a fruit store, the computer one. We composed a fantasy shopping list. Actually, the Apple products (computers) were very tempting. Then in the downstairs of the store we saw children's things, a learning program. We pulled up two round and comfortable stools and played the game. It was one of the "look for..." Boy, did I feel dumb. Even with my reading glasses I couldn't find all the objects. Let's blame it on the fast...
Playing games like those are good to keep your brain churning, as we all move forward in age advancing... I love playing games. I bet if you had more opportunity to play, you would get really good.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt, and if we hadn't been fasting, we probably would have done better, too.
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