what if...

this morning when i stepped out my front doors, i saw a breathtaking sight. snow. everywhere. the trees were so full of it their branches were hanging low. so low they touched my forehead. there was snow on the cars and the streets, the rocks and the park benches. and i had this thought:

what if...

we don't use any more cars. and we would use sleds to get to places. there would be jobs for people to pull sleds. and they would be paid a lot of money cuz all the money we used to spend on gas and car insurance could now be spend on them. and it would be a good job. we would look up to those people. for their strength. and if we got stuck, we would get out and help them. 

and all of our food would come from places that could reach us by sled. and it would mostly be cabbage, potatoes and carrots. but every month there would be a festival where the best recipes would be in a competition. and all that the cooks would be able to use would be cabbage, carrots and potatoes. leeks too. and they would come up with amazing creations. and there would be no winners. in the end every body would be eating everybody's creations. and there would be a big photo in the newspaper. and then we would all try out those recipes at home until the next competition.

and all the roads downtown would be covered with ice so you could skate everywhere. and there would be little sleds that can go on the ice for the elderly and people who can't or don't want to skate. and again, there would be people to push them to where they would like to go. there would be different lanes. one lane for skate strollers (those who like to look at the windows and just go slow), one express lane for people who need to get to a place quickly, and one lane for skate strollers going the other way. everybody would stop at the intersection and because it's so quiet and we are not separated by metal, we would communicate who would go next. and at every store's entrance would be hangers for our skates. and colorful benches painted by local artist, where we would sit down to take off our skates. and the stores would offer warm socks for the customers to wear while inside. and there would always be hot tea or apple cider no matter what store. and people would be able to pay for it cuz even though we would need to pay for the sled pushers and the tea, it's still a lot less than having to support a car.

and sometimes, between sips of delicious local apple sider, we would look back on those stressful days and sigh relieved.

what if...