I was walking home from the library with the kids and one of the residents of the neighborhood struck up a conversation with me. He was very nice and told me that he and his wife have been living here for sixty five years! Wow! Unfortunately his wife is now living in a nursing home, but it seems as though she is a very cool person. He told me about how she was an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. and has devoted her life to just helping people. I think I will try and head up to where she is currently living and visit her with the kids.
In addition to telling me about his very awesome wife, Bill also started giving me all the dirt on everyone who lives around here. I said as much and he replied "When you've been living in a place for sixty five years you better know what's going on around you!" He was also polite enough to notice that the kids were getting antsy and sent me on my way. I was very grateful for that. Whenever I meet a person who is significantly older than myself and they want to talk, I always try and show respect and stay to chat and listen to what they have to say and I am almost never disappointed. It always irks me when I am in a hurry and cannot stay and listen to someone, not because they are taking a long time, but because I have to go. Luckily for me today, I made sure that I fed the kids at the library and they were sitting in their wagon munching on a snack as I spoke with my neighbor. It has definitely been a really good day for me. Now to straighten up from all the junk I brought in the house!
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