once
while I was at the laundromat, I was approached by an older man. your clothes will dry faster if you put smaller amounts into multiple dryers, he said. I knew this already but smiled, said thank you.
twenty minutes later we stood at neighboring formica tables, folding towels, stacking them in small, soft towers. he began, in earnest, to talk about his family. about his daughter, his granddaughters. about divorce. about disney world. his sweatshirt was the color of eggs, faint plume of grease down the front. I have pictures, he said. and then packed a blue plastic basket with his folded laundry and promptly left.
ten minutes later, he returned, thick stack of photos in hand. one hundred, maybe two hundred total. he saw me, his eyes lit up.
what else could I do but look at every single one?
Love this. He saw the kindness in your eyes and soul.
ReplyDeleteSo kind of you to let him share his memories.
ReplyDeleteThis made me tear up at my desk. How kind you are. You will have made his day.
ReplyDeletethanks, friends. to be completely honest, my heart sank a little when I saw him return with all those photos but, really, what else could I do?
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