time has told me not to ask for more...

It's interesting how much little things have such a big impact.


I have a little story for you...
Yesterday I went to go spend some time with a friend after work, do some shopping, talk about our week, stuff like that. We decided to go get some cheap food( the good old value menu) at a fast food joint. Instead of going through the drive-thru like we always do, for some strange reason we decided to go in and sit down and eat. why, I don't know exactly. The staff was really nice and we got all our favorite treats off the menu and sat down in a booth. We expected the place to be filled with creepers getting their daily dose of greasy fries and extra large beverages, but to our surprise it was all older people minding their own business having a good old time. It was actually really enjoyable to see that people still like the simple things.
We noticed an elderly man sitting across from us with is little tray filled with value menu goodies looking very content. He speaks up and says " I won't see you ladies tomorrow, so have a wonderful Valentines Day" it was really sweet so we thanked him expecting that to be the end of the conversation, instead it opened up a door for him to chat. He told us of his struggles with shoulder problems, getting laid off, being alone, going back to school, even his childhood and siblings. It was tough stuff to hear but his tone of voice was completely happy. He laughed, talked about getting a job anf working a couple of days a week, and how he's the oldest guy at school but loves it. That man did not take one bite of his sandwich the whole time he was talking to us. Time went on and it was time to go, and as we told him it was a wonderful to talk he told us "You better have good boyfriends who treat you wonderful, you deserve it".
This man didn't know anything about us, a stranger in the same place, yet only had kind things to say. He only wanted someone to talk to, someone that would listen to his journey through life. It was such an amazing thing, really it was. I feel like lately I am experiencing situations that are teaching me how to live my own life. I want to be a good listener, I want to spend time with people and them know I really appreciate every word that they say. I am so blessed to have people to talk to every day that want to hear what I have to say, I don't have to look to strangers to exchange a few small words. What a cool thing it was to talk to that Man.