A fifty-five year old man glanced out of the window and saw his neighbour, who was the same age as him, going for a walk. \u201cHe has it goodis lucky\u201d, he sighed. \u201cHe can enjoy his retirement already, and I still have to work.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t you know that he\u2019s nearly blind?\u201d I informed him. \u201cThat\u2019s why he is no longer worksworking.\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t know that\u201d, said the former, and pondered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis reminds me of what my nephew told me. He said: \u201cWhen\u2019When I park in front of the school with my big car, then many of his fellow pupils say: \u2018You have it goodare lucky \u2013 with those fancy wheels.\u2019 Sometimes I would like to answer one of them: \u2018At least you still have a father.\u2019 But mostly I keep quiet.\u201d.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat reminds me of an old friend\u201d, I replied. \u201cI phoned him recently. \u2019I\u2019ll be in your area tomorrow. Could we perhaps meet up again?\u2019 We agreed on a time. I looked forward to seeing him again. \u2019Is your girlfriend coming, too?\u2019 I asked. She is a delightful young woman. The two of them are a wonderful couple altogether. My partnerships were never as balanced and harmonious. To be honest: It hurt me a little to thinkcompare my own situation with theirs; I live alone. \u2019I\u2019ll ask her if she\u2019ll come along\u2018, said the friend. \u2013 \u2019This is a singles\u2019 meeting\u2018, were his first words when we saw each other again. \u2019My girlfriend and I split up earlier today.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fifty-five year old man glanced out of the window and saw his neighbour, who was the same age as him, going for a walk. \u201cHe has it goodis lucky\u201d, he sighed. \u201cHe can enjoy his retirement already, and I … Continue reading