Subway Love
Did you ever hear the story of Subway Peter? (don't cringe okay?)
Peter was just an everyday kind of guy who lived alone in an apartment in the suburbs (don't ask which suburbs because this is just a story okay?) and he had a job in which he would commute to the big city every morning by taking the local metro rail train. He was a very friendly kind of guy and always said hello to everyone around him but, as the nature of most people is, they would just say hello back and go back to what they were doing (which normally was daydreaming while hanging on the the handle bars of the train).
One thing that Peter liked very much is to look around and try to make eye contact with people. He mostly did it with the ladies because he enjoyed teasing them romantically while talking (not something you can do with men very often as you might get a negative reaction). On most occasions he was unable to get anyone to notice him (he did not have any distinguishing features such as a wart or big eyebrows) so he often was disappointed that no one seemed to know he even existed.
Peter had one ability, though, and that was to make people feel comfortable with him once they would start talking. He was warm, full of good feelings, and very friendly and he generally cared about everyone he came in contact with. Once he made eye contact with people it was easy for him to start a conversation and, within a short period of time, make a friend. Peter had made many friends on the metro (he even made appointments to meet them late at night in the metro so he could have coffee and donuts with them on empty seats).
On this particular day none of his friends were on so he decided to walk around and see if he could make a new contact. He had to admit, though, that this day was very frustrating as everyone was just busy reading the newspaper or hanging on to the handle bars (very popular thing to do in the metro) but after having walked from car to car he espied (have to use some new words here and there so I don't bore you) a very beautiful lady that was sitting down, in a very attractive and feminine way, on one of the back seats. Peter was awestruck as this lady was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen and his heart began to pound with an excitement he had never felt before.
He did not approach her as he, for once in his life, was unable to utter two words together but his heart was beating so hard that he was secretly hoping that she would notice him. He made sure his hair was combed, he washed his mouth with some listerine (he always carried a bottle along with him inside his coat) and he put on a smile on his face that some people would call it a very sick grin and moved closer to her in the hopes she would notice him.
For the better part of a half hour and after going thru many stops (including the one he was supposed to get off at) she continued to just sit there and look like the most beautiful thing that had ever existed in his life and finally she got up and came directly at him (he was standing in front of the only door in this car) and his heart began to flutter like an earthquake was coming thru (I used this analogy to keep up with current events as earthquakes seem to be the "in" thing now) and proceeded to stand right next to him. He was frozen and wanted to say something to her but he was "tongue tied" (that is when your tongue is unable to get free to say something) and, as they came to the metro stop and the doors opened, she proceeded to exit and in that moment his whole life (his desires, his hopes, and his dreams) flashed thru his head and he blurted out "Do you like Clint Eastwood?" (hey, he had to say something didn't he?) and she turned around and looked at him a little quizically (like "what kind of line is that"?) but upon looking into his eyes (he was good at the eye thing) she suddenly smiled and said "who?" and the ice was broken.
Needless to say that this became a full blown romantic tale as they were meant for each other (it happens you know?) and after a few years of going out (having dinner on the metro empty seats late at night) he asked her to marry him. The fact that she had six kids (she was a very very very passionate woman), a cat, two birds and a monkey did not make one shred of difference to him as I will venture to say that true love has no obstacles. They finally got married after getting rid of the monkey (hey, they have to compromise somewhere don't they?) and he became a driver for the metro company while she made it a point to ride it every day to work so they could be together.
The moral of the story?
When you meet the love of your life it does not matter if you act like a fool but just make sure he/she does not walk away without saying something to him/her (even though, for God's sake come up with something better than Clint Eastwood okay?) as you might never see them again and that would be a tragedy worse than calling A T & T and getting put on hold for an almost an hour (hey, I hate A T & T and had to plug it in here somewhere). Always smile from within your heart and remember that those six kids will grow up and leave the house (no longer jump on the bed and wake you up every morning) and then you will be able to spend the rest of your life and every moment of the day kissing the woman you love. Its worth it!!!!!
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