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I met an old man a few years ago at a rather dull social engagement. In a room full of uptight individuals, this guy was a shining beacon of entertainment. He spouted off one-liners, cracked jokes about how boring everyone was at the engagement as everyone turned their noses up at him. Dude had me laughing so hard I literally had tears in my eyes.
At one point, the man's son walks up to him with a very stern look on his face. You could clearly see that he was rather pissed off by his father's antics. When I hear the old man reply.. "Son, I'm 92 years old. In five or ten years, I'll be gone from this pace and I'll be damned if you or anyone else stops me from enjoying each and every second of it."
I bought the man a scotch and walked up to shake his hand.
I find myself thinking of him every so often. It's been several years now, and I really envy the man's ability to be.. just so damn happy at such a point in his life.
Have you ever met someone briefly that you still remember to this day? Lets hear the story.
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When in eighth grade, right before Thanksgiving break, one of my teachers had my class go and spend the day helping to serve a Thanksgiving dinner to elderly/ sick people. There were about 8 guests who showed up and 3 or 4 kids were assigned to sit by and serve their person. I sat by a kind old man named Jose. He was very funny and liked to sing. He called the one kid who was wearing a trilby a nerd. He made what everyone thought would be a boring day very memorable.