Were You Not There?

Were you at the event we all went to last weekend? You weren't? Oh jeez, what a shame. It was the best time. You really should have been there.

What was my favorite part? I mean, I don't think with a loaded gun to my head I could choose what was the best part was but here is a specific list of all the amazing things you missed because you weren't there and there is no chance in hell any experience you've ever had is at all relatable to what we all collectively experienced without you.

A very funny thing happened with the guy who took our tickets. Like, right off the bat, before we even entered the space, we were just laughing with all the strangers we met. God, I honestly wish I could repeat exactly what happened but it's definitely going to get lost in translation and you won't find it as funny but please keep listening to me talk about it.

Next, there was something about the weather and the light at that time of day that just made it feel like you were living out a perfect memory. No, I know you were only twenty minutes away from where we were and probably experienced the same weather and light but it honestly must have been different in some way. Especially because the entirety of our friend group, minus you, made the atmosphere even warmer and more special. (If you had been there it might have felt too crowded.) You should have been there!

The actual event was something entirely indescribable. It literally felt unreal. But it was real. It was a real event you did not make it to but hopefully feel like you are part of because we will never stop talking about it. The person on stage was just shouting out universal truths in such a way that the entire crowd felt spiritually whole and beautifully fulfilled. At one point he definitively told us if Adnan Syed was guilty of innocent only to then present a huge picture of The Dress, in which every person saw both black & blue AND white & gold and calmly shook each other's hands and felt settled about the matter. Then the person on stage clearly explained feminism and everyone agreed on the definition. At one point the person (I don't want to say woman or man because that'll just distract you from the fact that they were a HUMAN BEING) precisely explained that all religions and belief systems were valid and in the end the only thing that truly mattered was being at the event that we were all at. You honestly should have been there.