To understand what this post is about, you need
to read the story posted in January called `The
Elderly Man in the Beige Suit’.
The Elderly Man in the Beige Suit (part 2)
The other day I was driving in the neighbor
where I usually see The Man in the Beige Suit .Due to the traffic jammed up at
a light, I spotted him sitting in a café situated on the corner of this busy
street having a cup of coffee and just staring out at the traffic. However, on
this day, to my surprise, he was wearing black pants, a gray jacket, red tie
and a white shirt; not his Beige Suit.
I wanted to honk my horn and wave to him. It
had been a while since I last saw him and it hurt to think that perhaps he
wasn’t around any longer. But then again, if I did what my hearting was asking
me to do, he would just look and wonder why a crazy blond woman behind the
steering wheel of a car was waving at him. Or perhaps he would have been
baffled as to whether this woman was acting this way because of the traffic or
if it was really to him; or even if he knew her but couldn’t recall who it was
due to his memory loss because of his age. Even so, it warmed my heart to see
that he was still around, alive and kicking.
Ok, so it might sound crazy to you that I am
glad about having seen him, but to me he is part of my group of acquaintances.
It is heartwarming and brings me a sense of hope. It is refreshing to see that
a man at that age gets all dressed up and instead of staying home waiting for
death to arrive, he goes out. He goes to the trouble of sitting in a café and
having his coffee while he watches the passers-by.
It might sound odd, but I know some people who
are much younger than he and lie around on their couches in their pajamas in
front of the TV just waiting for their time on earth to expire. These people
are the ones who are dead to life. We could classify them as the walking dead.
I believe that these people might even wake up sad because they have woken up
to a brand new day. People who just sit around and watch life go by right in
front of their eyes.
I am sure that you know some people like this
too, however, not the Man in the Beige Suit. He knows how to enjoy the gift of
life which he has been given. He goes out, talks to people, greets people,
walks around the neighborhood, does his shopping and returns home when he has
finished his errands.
As I have mentioned in my previous text, one
day I will stop and have a long chat with this man whom I admire so much. I am
sure that he will have wondrous stories to share.
( May 24, 2012)
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