Waiting Around

Milton wrote that “They also serve who only stand and wait.” He must have spent some time on the road. It is ironic, or at least counterintuitive that when you are traveling you spend the most time waiting. You may be waiting in different places but are waiting nonetheless. Airports, train stations, hotel lobbys, taxi stands. Waiting to board your airplane, waiting for your room key, for sound check, for your clothes to dry, waiting for someone to pick you up. Waiting to be told how long the wait is going to be.