For the past few weeks I have been wearing a black patch over my left eye due to a temporary problem that I am having with dry eye and not being able to produce tears.Last week while sitting in the park in Boca Chica waiting for some prints that were being made up the street a beautiful thing happened to me.
An eight year old boy approached me to ask if I wanted my sneakers shined. As he got closer he slowed as he saw I was wearing the eye patch, stared at me and asked if I had one eye. I said yes and would you give me some money as I have one eye and no money. WITHOUT hesitation he reached into his back pocket took out the two coins he had and gave them to the wiseguy gringo from NY. I asked if he would like to see the missing eye under the patch. Sure. OK step a little closer. Takes one step. Closer. Takes another step as I placed my index finger and flipped open the patch with a very loud yelp! He must have jumped two feet off the ground and then laughed harder than any shoeshine boy with no money I ever saw.
Now me thinks there is a lesson here for me to understand - -so I rewarded him for his insight on true charity. ( which cost as much as the film I was developing) and well worth it.
JOHN
An eight year old boy approached me to ask if I wanted my sneakers shined. As he got closer he slowed as he saw I was wearing the eye patch, stared at me and asked if I had one eye. I said yes and would you give me some money as I have one eye and no money. WITHOUT hesitation he reached into his back pocket took out the two coins he had and gave them to the wiseguy gringo from NY. I asked if he would like to see the missing eye under the patch. Sure. OK step a little closer. Takes one step. Closer. Takes another step as I placed my index finger and flipped open the patch with a very loud yelp! He must have jumped two feet off the ground and then laughed harder than any shoeshine boy with no money I ever saw.
Now me thinks there is a lesson here for me to understand - -so I rewarded him for his insight on true charity. ( which cost as much as the film I was developing) and well worth it.
JOHN