he was just being friendly. i feel like crying. then i get mad at him because he's just being natural? here at vista there's so much traffic, everywhere all at once, walking and driving, kids, students, commuters. i should take him directly across to open space which will be gone to obombaland soon. thinking the future is exponential growth, building on any open space remaining, and no freedom. 
how does a kid get terrified of a sweet and friendly dog? mister goes right to them, smiling and wagging, as though to reassure them, hey, it's just me, i love you, see, i'm really nice. and the mother barks he should be on a leash. are the kids taught fear, to fear all of one thing i.e. dogs, and are their fears for that category allayed by the leash? and will they never allow that one, or many, or any or all of that category dog may bring peace and light and healing into their fearful heart? i want to cry today. i think of the future, with only people, and only animals on the leash, trodding disconsolately and never feeling free.