I had a long conversation with my best guy friend last week…
It was his birthday, and he reminded me of his birthday years ago, when we’d just met. He was one of the students in a class I was teaching for the sales staff of our company. He was walking around during break saying, "It’s my birthday ! I’m 26 today. What is a good gift for a 26 year old ?" He was joking, and we laughed.
I looked up from my desk and said, "Your gift is that you’re 26, although you probably won’t believe that at this point…"
Everyone laughed at that, and he said, "Touché !"
He was very well-liked by the class, and we gave him a cake and took him out to supper that evening..
He remembered everything of that conversation and said he’d thought back on it over the years, that it was funny how one takes youth for granted. It was a nice conversation, and I wished him a happy 50th birthday.
I looked up from my desk and said, "Your gift is that you’re 26, although you probably won’t believe that at this point…"
Everyone laughed at that, and he said, "Touché !"
He was very well-liked by the class, and we gave him a cake and took him out to supper that evening..
He remembered everything of that conversation and said he’d thought back on it over the years, that it was funny how one takes youth for granted. It was a nice conversation, and I wished him a happy 50th birthday.
