This week is Christmas and such a special time of the
year. I was in town last
I needed to renew the car’s registration as well as renewing
my driver’s license so that was my main job in town. I was treated very well while doing both
tasks, a reminder again of how it pays to be an elder in this society. Another interesting reminder of different
cultures was when I was standing in line at the bank. It was a long line and a long stand, and I
stood at a distance which was comfortable for me behind the person in front of
me. The woman in back of me was probably
at a distance comfortable for her as well, but it was really close for my
comfort zone. It’s like in church when
there really is no more room in a pew but another person comes and manages to
sit. Amazing ….
The other day while out doing my early morning walk, I met a
woman who was coming in from the outskirts of town with some vegetables to
sell. We had met before but this day we
stopped to talk. She asked me if I was
Chinese (!) and I guess that’s because many other strangers around are Chinese
since they are building the university as well as some roads in the area. After we got through that bit of the
conversation, she asked what I was doing in that area. She knows where we live but I was a bit far
from the house so she was wondering where I was going. I told her that I was just doing
exercise. That surprised her, and
finally she said, “Well, as I see it, you’re already old so I don’t know why
you would be doing exercise!” What to
say to that? I admitted that I am old
but that exercise could be helping me stay healthy. She just kind of shook her head and off she
went. I can imagine that she would love
to be able to not walk miles in order to make a little money …..
Merry Christmas!
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