There are couple of things I have been wanting to write about however time has been a rare commodity these past few weeks. This incident happened quite a few weeks back. I was at ProClub trying to shed some extra pounds. After about a hour's worth of workout, I was headed home dizzy with feeling of achievement. Just then this young lad, must be around 14 no older then 16, brushed past me, fumbled around a bit and stepped on a treadmill. I did not notice it then and carried on with what I was doing. Later as I was headed out, I see this same teenager headed towards the locker room, walking slowly yet surely and with a white cane in his scrawny hand.
It felt as if I had hit a wall. I follow him to the locker room and see him fiddling with the locks trying to figure out which lock might hold his key. None of them do but he keeps trying unfazed, without a hint of annoyance on his visage.
Young kid about 5 to 6 years old was watching him and innocently asked him, "Do you remember your locker number?"
"Not really" smiled the brave athlete.
"Here, let me look at your key, it should have the number" said the kid as he took the key and pointed it in the right lock.
"Thanks" said the teenager; gathered his stuff and headed towards the showers........still smiling.
It felt as if I had hit a wall. I follow him to the locker room and see him fiddling with the locks trying to figure out which lock might hold his key. None of them do but he keeps trying unfazed, without a hint of annoyance on his visage.
Young kid about 5 to 6 years old was watching him and innocently asked him, "Do you remember your locker number?"
"Not really" smiled the brave athlete.
"Here, let me look at your key, it should have the number" said the kid as he took the key and pointed it in the right lock.
"Thanks" said the teenager; gathered his stuff and headed towards the showers........still smiling.
-M
