It was a rare event, almost as if those watching had traveled several decades back in time. It was a quick and simple interaction that left the waiter pleasantly surprised and wishing more people were like the young man he had just served. It happened in a small town restaurant. The young man who had just been seated was approached by the waiter who
Two men sit in the local diner sipping coffee. “Happy” is going on and on about his architect son and his daughter who is a stay-at-home mom. He is reminiscing about how he worked so hard to put his son through college and about how he just fixed his daughter’s garage door opener. His life seems so full and meaningful. He talks about how
You were raised on the coast. You know commercial fishing. Your family and friends know commercial fishing. Some guy moves to town. He doesn’t fish. He builds. He teaches on Saturdays. You come in from a lousy night of fishing. He gets in your boat and teaches people lined along the shore. Then He tells you how to fish. You just cleaned your nets.