The Watcher

As I get older, I've realized that you want to broaden your horizons in life as much as possible. It's not like you'll ever get burnt from being too cultured.

So this weekend, I paid a visit to the home of some of the world's finest art- The Museum of Modern Art.

Sure, there were some mind boggling exhibits. You name a creative angle and it's been done. But do you know what had me mesmorized the most?

The museum cop. That's right, the museum cop is an interesting character and in my opinion, he doesn't get enough respect. How come there were not 1 but 2 movies dedicated in honor of the mall cop and yet the museum cop gets left in the dust?

I mean this dude stands in place for HOURS inside of a room that's quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Never complains. How does the time pass? All that he does is keep an eye on the visitors. He's basically a professional people watcher.

Does he play games with the other museum cops, like"Hey Bill, what's the over/under for how long fat boy in the seersuckers spends staring at the Picasso?"

Man, it takes some serious discipline to pull off such a job. They don't play around either.

Between you and me, I took my phone out with the intentions of sneakily using the camera feature, a clear no no in the museum world. Please... who was I kidding? The MC wasn't born yesterday. Moments later, I felt his eyes staring me down from across the room.

I looked his way only to see a cold, emotionless statue gripping onto his flashlight holster. Then he shot me a look as if to say, "Don't test me. I'll take you down, cowboy."

He was clearly on his "A game" and I wanted no part of it. I instantly tucked away my phone and wrapped up the tour.

We should all maintain such rock solid focus on the tasks that lay before us. Thanks for the motivation, museum cop. That's Sprezzatura.

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