paracosmnocturne

[paracosmnocturne]

031624

Yesterday, I interviewed my mother's employer of ~6 years for a project in one of my classes.

It should be noted that I have never talked to this man. I have only heard stories about him from my mother, and given that she is his secretary, I've seen what he does in his work. Overall, he seems very passionate and very hands-on; clearly loves his work. He clearly appreciates his colleagues, whether long time friends or they just met a week ago.

And so before we officially start the interview, I introduce myself for formality and tell him that I'm honoured to have a chance to speak with him 'cause he seems cool as hell. And then he goes, "before we start, can I compliment you?" And obviously he seems earnest and I'm curious. So I go, "okay!" And he like.

In paraphrase, he goes, "I'm so proud of everything you've ever done. I'm so proud of what you do and that you made it this far. I didn't even know your mom had a kid in college! I'm so proud of you and I'm very honoured to be interviewed by you." OH MY GOD I started crying in front of him like. Sir we've literally never met and this is the first time I have spoken to you??????

He was so sincere with it too, as if I was really a child he raised. We've only met ONCE and I instantly felt so safe with him (he gave me permission to call him 'Uncle'!!!)

And so the point of this story is that at that moment, I realized that human beings are so compassionate with one another, and that there's so much love to give in our hearts. We respected each other before we even met; some of us are still alive because of all that love in our hearts. That's crazy.