at walmart tonight, i had two bags of carrots in line. the guy behind me kept moving his pizza and beer back from the carrots as the belt kept moving his items closer to them. i turn to say it’s alright, and it’s an older white man with a beard, greying hair, and glasses. he looked like he was from the 80’s. he says he feels guilty because his beer and pizza keeps intruding on my carrots because i’m trying to eat healthy and his food isn’t exactly good for you. i tell him it’s quite alright and that pizza on a rainy night isn’t a bad idea at all. he says he’d been at work from 7am to 8pm and that he needed to treat himself. i thought to myself how simple a pizza and a beer is and how much enjoyment he was anticipating from those two items after a long day at work and how humble that was. the cashier checked me out and i told him to enjoy his evening. he smiled and told me to take care.
life is so simple, we just need reminders every now and then.
-ratha, 9:13pm, 6.13.18