Dear Walkers,

My niece is beginning to learn to walk. She’s pulling herself up on things. She’s standing. Soon she’ll tottle. And then she’ll take a few steps. And then she’ll walk across the room. And, at a certain point, she’ll be considered a walker.

But you’re never really done learning to walk. Because after you learn to walk, you have to learn to tip-toe. Like how I’m supposed to tip-toe down the hallway when my family is still asleep. And then you have to learn to stroll, like you would arm-in-arm with a partner down a tree-lined boulevard when the weather is crisp and the leaves are crunching under your feet. And, if you’re lucky, at some point in your life you might just have to learn to strut.

And the hardest part is knowing when is the right time for the right kind of walking. The learning never stops. It just gets deeper.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt