Lots of people make the assumption that everything has to be the same for each and everyone. Not true. You can operation under different rules for important areas, as no two people are exactly alike. We certainly do share things in which are commonalities to varying extents. One person within a relationship may have one way of thinking that gives something that another gains from. I believe the happiest relationships are where both parties see the understanding of flexibility.
Last week while I was working on a tarmac of an airport, I came to know a person by the name of Mark. Mark moved from some southern state of the United States of Canada at an early age and was working here in western Canada for two months. He resides in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Mark was such a carefree spirit. I was able to speak with him three times over the week and he was such a care free spirit. He had what is called a Newfoundlander accent, and he stood just short of seven feet. It was rather hilarious to see other people approach him while he was doing his maintenance duties. He apparently had come here to just see a different part of Canada. He has dual citizenship in both the United States and Canada.
One day we were having coffee within the airport and he was talking about what he aspires to do in life and how he misses his wife. Standing just short of seven feet – I don’t think that the average person could not help but approach him in a manner without looking up – unless he was sitting down.
Was he contagious? You could not help but smile when you ran into him. Very simple was Mark yet I think he was very smart and had a great understanding of what all was around him especially in the manner in which he wished to carry on with his own future.
In our last conversation he was telling me about how he couldn’t wait to get back to St. John’s as he and his wife were approaching their eleventh anniversary. He indicated to me that his wife hated flowers so he arranged for the two of them to get symbolic tattoos.
I never asked him anything more as I know if he told me – I probably would have been bent over laughing. And for some reason he would know I am not laughing at him I am laughing with him. 
A unique, very different person was he.
I have few friends like Mark...the carefree spirited, fun and loving persons...It's so fun to be near them..they took our sadness or worries away.. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYet I am sure he has his own concerns but it know how to place it and understand it. There was a side that you just knew that he had loyalty to his wife. But outside of that he never pretended to be funny - he was just fun. It's all good as happiness is relations such as this.
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