The People We Run Into

It’s amazing the people the people that come within our sphere.  The other day I had went out to a lake with some friends.  Myself and around fifteen adults and children.  After all some good laughs and all that goes along within this place called “Spring Lake” – which was a very small yet quaint lake. 

It was great to enjoy the time.

After a great barbeque, four of us which just sat back and shot the breeze.  George seemed to be a regular guy – a little older yet that of a nature which goes along with his age.  Then there was Ed whom as well was a little younger – yet between both of them, there was a hoot of a time within shooting the breeze.  We enjoyed talking about everything under the sun and then it came apparent that the two of them as regular as they were opened up a little more.  George had owned and entire fleet of trucks which ran through all of Canada and right down to Texas.  Not to mention other things that as the evening carried on one just knew that he was very ordinary – yet extraordinary with what he had done achieved within his life. 

 

Then Ed, seated to my left side slowly as the evening went on indicated that he had just purchased his own island.  He had just sold off an island up north – a fishing island for some 25 years.  Ed just sold it last year and to see him in jeans and all – here too was one that with no doubts had rendered some extremely good gains.  Within my travels, I have always been amazed with those, which never have to show what they have.  They are just ordinary folk that have not been lucky they have been wise in what they started doing and once the momentum at mid age – it carried them into things which goes beyond the average.

This older person George – did have one loss that of a son within a car accident so he decided to sell off everything and was very satisfied in living in another “bedroom” community – and has placed monies into other areas, which is within more of a humane manner.  George was at that age where he still had some areas within life, which he wished to fulfill.  I am sure that there have been many people, which have benefited by this gent. 

As for Ed – he was at that stage of winding down yet at that stage where he is still ambitious with some of the ventures – mind you, I was blown away with the fact that he had his own private island just for himself.  My point here is that in what I have found more often than not is that those whom flaunt it – usually don’t have it, and those that remain silent usually are the ones whom do have it.  In this case, it was within a material sense – but it could be within any area.

My lucky of the day was I was out and while heading back from today’s daily routine.  I ran into a lady.  Right off the bat, we just started talking and for some reason, I have the richness of being able to hit it off within a sincere manner. The lady was just around my age and what started with a hello – nice day – led into hour talk within the sharing of our lives.  She was gorgeous within her own manner – but more so within her personality.  Midway within our talk, she asked me where I was from and that’s always a lengthy explanation.  She thought I was a tourist from the states as it must be my demeanor of the manner, which I talk.  Now what was so ironic about her was that she was a teacher and then decided to take some time off as her husband had just passed away seven months ago.  After a lengthy conversation, we decided that we would get together again as she lives in a new home ironically in a town called, Lucky - out near this area near Spring Lake.  We exchanged numbers and that made for a fine day.  I, myself have always been confident yet I will admit that I never rush into anything yet I was lucky or things just happen by coincidence.

Lucky or not, it amazes me to this day of the people one comes to meet as it's a small world out there.