Meet the Lookerson's

[William R. Monroe]

Yes, I agree.  Nice sentiment.

However, misplaced here.  This fellow was a techie in his 30's.

William R. Monroe

>> My best "Lookerson" was a fellow who watched me level his keys - start to 
>> finish.  Not one break.  Really!  I would have thought that after a 
>> section or two, he'd have kind of seen the extend of what was to be done 
>> and called it "good enough."  Nope.  Watched it all.  Walked out just 
>> shaking my head inside.
>>
>> William R. Monroe
>
> This one is kind of special, and kind of sad. I wonder in a situation like 
> this, what this guy has experienced in his life. Here's someone who might 
> very well have spent many years doing something high pressure and 
> harrowing on a day to day basis, who is now reduced by circumstance to 
> hoping to relate to anyone doing anything that's recognizably real. He so 
> seldom sees anyone DOING something not consisting of empty motion on 
> autopilot, that when he does, it momentarily takes him back to when he 
> could do something himself and he misses it. As we age, we all get 
> glimpses into this particular pit as the body and mind provide 
> progressively less of what was so unappreciated and effortlessly available 
> to us in immortal youth. Imagine reaching a point where you can't do any 
> of what formerly constituted your life and self, with no real hope of 
> improvement and no ending date to work with. I've always loved talking to 
> the old guys. I never hesitated to abuse them a little, talking to them 
> like they were functional people (which they haven't experienced in 
> sometimes many years), and watching the lights come on with the 
> realization that they, for the moment, aren't alone.
>
> Ron N
>
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