A strange title none the less, but that was my day.
Today was my last day of scheduled work for a while which is a good feeling. I love work, but not having something every day of the week is going to be a good feeling. I'll still pick up shifts on the weekends when I can, but to not be scheduled is like burden being lifted off my shoulders.
Now I'm sorry if this is going to keep you up because it very well might turn into one of my longest posts. So if you're a true fan and reader grab yourself something to drink and sit back.
Today I woke up at Moose's house and thought my MCL was torn. My right knee hurts so bad but I'm sure it's just a bad bruise. We went to get doughnuts and came to my house before i went to work. I'm realizing how good a friend Moose is. I kinda take him for granted but he is someone I can always count on, a genuinely nice, caring person. The kind of person I want to keep in my life.
I got to work one minute late which is my first time being late, ironic it came on my last day right? I guess I'll start with the narcissism part. Levi and i discussed a person we think might be narcissistic. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. This certain someone fits the second part of that definition head on. They love attention and dwell on it. I love this person to death though, I just can't feel sorry for them anymore. Even though I feel that way there isn't a thing I wouldn't do for them. I've grown up with them and I'll always be there for them, even though I don't condone the choices they've made. In the end I haven't spent a day in their life and don't know their story.
Next is Buddy. Buddy is one of the three managers at Stonepepper's and personally is my favorite. Buddy stand about five foot eight inches tall and has more sarcasm and wit than a person twice his size. He is one of the funniest people i have ever come to know. He has an obsession with red headed girls and the Mexicans who work with him call him gato muerto. He has met Drew Carey, Landon Pigg, and Brendan Frasier. He was in a rock band and I actually liked the songs he played me of theirs. Basically what I'm trying to drive home is Buddy is a great guy, a spontaneous guy, and a guy who is living his life. He majored in secondary education at the University of Texas and is going to Chicago in a week to interview for a college that deals with improv comedy. He could be a comedian for sure. Buddy is a great guy who has lived his life on his terms, and while i don't want to be a manager of a restaurant at 25 or 30 years old I admire the way he conducts himself. He takes care of his employees, paying their rents if need be, and he is genuinely nice. his sense of humor makes him a truly irreplaceable person. I'll miss buddy while I'm gone. I really will.
Mongoloids sure sounds like a weird thing for a title doesn't it? A mongoloid is a term for someone diagnosed with down syndrome. Today at work a little boy and his family came in to eat. The little boy was probably 5 years old and from his facial features I could tell he suffered from down syndrome. Actaully I take back that last sentence. He didn't suffer from it at all. This boy was a beautiful, beautiful little boy. he was full of life and so so innocent. he ran up ahead of his parents on the way to their table and as they ate dinner I watched him as I walked by. He always had a smile on his face. Not once did he look sad. His parents are lucky to have such a beautiful child in their lives. He had a blonde bull cut and the cutest little face. He was laughing throughout the meal sitting next to his dad across from his mom and sister. His sister was probably 2 or 3 years older and she seemed to accept him wholeheartedly. I can't imagine what it would be like to have a child diagnosed with down syndrome, but after seeing that little boy today I know that if i did I would love my child as unconditionally as if he was perfectly healthy.
My mom told me once that in a book she read children with down syndrome are sometimes referred to as "clowns of God" because they're always smiling. This little boys smile is making me tear up right now because I know that God, wherever he is or whoever he is, sent this little boy to Earth to smile. In a world where people spend too much time frowning this little boy is grinning from cheek to cheek. I get the chills thinking about how different his life will always be and how he will have to overcome so much, but in all honesty if he carries on with that smile.... That little boy will be able to move mountains. He gave me a whole new understanding of life and how to go about it. that little boy means so much to me, and I don't even know him. I want you all to think about that little boy tonight, even though you didn't see him, you can read what I said about him.
Appreciate the life you have.
Smile as much as you can.
After work I rode home with JC and Kaci and we sat outside Kaci's and talked about life for a while. It was a great talk that spanned several different topics. The nicest thing was something Kaci said to me where she compared me to a kid who graduated several years ago. A kid who could live in a house where people taking shrooms and selling coke, and he would be off in the next room doing his homework. That was a huge compliment.
NP: Falling in Love At a Coffee Shop- Landon Pigg
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