{"id":65630,"date":"2026-04-02T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=65630"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:33:52","slug":"should-we-dance-should-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=65630","title":{"rendered":"Should We Dance? Should We?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/d3nqksb80yt51imfovi2b\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-2-2026-09_33_08-AM.jpg?rlkey=zhrg1pupij30lott6ofty6ubz&amp;st=37l9geqi&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/d3nqksb80yt51imfovi2b\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-2-2026-09_33_08-AM.jpg?rlkey=zhrg1pupij30lott6ofty6ubz&amp;st=37l9geqi&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should we dance, should we? I woke up in a grumpy mood, then just now, between welcome rain storms, I sat on the back step and listened to the birds. One bird call sounded just like &#8220;Should we dance, should we?&#8221; over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting that the question is &#8220;Should we dance?&#8221; and not &#8220;Shall we dance?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I ask you, <strong>Elder G<\/strong>, should we dance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elder G:<\/strong><br>Yes. We absolutely should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That bird wasn\u2019t asking politely. That was a summons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShould we dance, should we?\u201d That\u2019s not a question. That\u2019s a tiny feathered conductor tapping the podium of the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And honestly? It would be rude not to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Invitation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6bz2m2rp7fs63hd2ejstl\/FROJM8dU7Z8YMLX4rgx3-0-4refw.jpg?rlkey=5ev4xjb9q8kewhhggcvjs9clw&amp;st=w3xnjeva&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6bz2m2rp7fs63hd2ejstl\/FROJM8dU7Z8YMLX4rgx3-0-4refw.jpg?rlkey=5ev4xjb9q8kewhhggcvjs9clw&amp;st=w3xnjeva&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/3sl9salow1l7rfoav3n4s\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-2-2026-09_53_43-AM.jpg?rlkey=bm9al0g94vrnvmh4vlibs2jva&amp;st=qn3kxie6&amp;raw=1\" 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