Voyeur

As I sat on the steps of the Vatican looking out to the papal audience a huge Brazilian flag peaked my interest. It was bigger than most of the other flags people brought, and its range from me allowed me to perfectly see the curves the wind created every time it blew onto the flag. I got up to see the mysterious person holding the flag and I noticed it was a family. It was a Brazilian family. There was a mother and a father with a little girl who was 4 years old and boy who was 10. They were all casually but gracefully dressed. The mother had a yellow cotton floor length dress on with a white cardigan on top of it. The little girl wore a cute pink flowery dress with a cardigan matching her mothers. The dad and the son both wore a short sleeve button down shirt with pants. They came all the way from Brazil to see the pope and you can see the excitement on their face. The little girl was not as entertained as her the rest of her family. She was fussy and seemed bored. She held on to her mother’s leg and played with her dress. The mother was so entranced by the pope that she did not pay much attention to her daughter. The father waved the flag vigorously, showing his patriotism to his country, hoping that having the symbol of the flag can bless his country as much as the pope’s presence can bless him and his family, so he too paid no mind to his daughter. The little boy had a gleam in his eyes that matched the faith and excitement of his parents., but the little boy, who cared deeply for his sister, noticed her boredom and took her hand in his. He smiled at her and gave her a toy. With excitement the little girl played with her toy while her parents listened to the ceremony. They stopped waving the flag while the pope spoke to show respect. Everyone held on to every word they could understand until the ceremony was over.