..And the 3rd story brought a lot of Insight that night..

Last night I had an unexpected and surprisingly meaningful conversation.

My balcony is 3 stories up and in the middle of two big trees. It’s nice in the morning but I have been really appreciating the serenity of it at night as of late.

I met our property security guard about a month ago. We talked for about 45 minutes the first time and see each other around the property and wave from time to time. He knows I live alone and checks to make sure my car is home every night.

Last night while sitting on my balcony at about 11:30, he passed through the courtyard and spotted me sitting. I’m not quite sure how it happened but we wound up talking for about an hour, all the while sitting on the third and him standing below.

The conversation surprised me and who knows how it happened but we wound up getting really in depth and talked about life and God and some serious details surrouding it. Details that mattered to us. It was good to have someone listen, genuinelly listen to me and care. It was good to listen to someone else and learn how their mind operates. Overall, it was good.

So what if it’s unconventional, I’ll look forward to my late night chats with the security guard. It is his job to keep an eye out, monitor the safety of the property…and he pays special attention to making sure I’m safe. But it’s not his job to care about any other aspects of my life. But he does. And I appreciate it.

~ by hstringer on October 27, 2008.