Monday, November 17, 2014
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
A Day with Mr Roy
Today started off with nothing major to do on the "To do list." As a realtor you may have days that you choose to do prospecting or admin activities.Well, today I knew it was going to be an out of the office day. A day that I would hit the streets and knock on the doors of unsuspecting neighbors in and out of my community. I was actually driving to a homeowner that called me about listing their home, when I noticed an older man standing in front of his driveway walking back and forth. I stopped and asked him what his address was, because some of the homes in the neighborhood did not have addresses on the front. In any event, as I spoke with him for a while I discovered that he was from New York, like myself and he had moved to Florida when his wife decided to retire from nursing. As we continued to converse, he explained that his wife had suffered from Alzheimer's shortly after they moved down and then had 2 strokes one shortly after the other, that left her immobilized in need of major overall care. After speaking with Mr Roy for about 15 minutes he invited me in to meet his wife. When I walked in the house, the first thing I noticed was everything had its place. The home was impeccable. It looked like a traditional Island home. I can say that because I am also from the islands, and culturally, I usually can spot another islander when I meet them initially. After being introduced to Mr Roy's wife, Doreen, I was very impressed with how clean and well taken care of she was. Mrs Doreen could not communicate with her mouth but she communicated with her eyes. I immediately noticed that she was present for my presence and I expressed my gratitude for allowing me in her home. Mr Roy proceeded to tell me all these wonderful stories about him and his lovely wife Doreen, not to mention going through the wall of their family photos and memories. At the end of the tour down memory lane, I had to tell Mr Roy that I needed to leave to go back to work. Mr Roy turned around and looked at me and said "My dear, I want to remind you of one thing, life is short and you have to make the best of the time you have left." Mr Roy asked me to remember to take vacations with my family and spend as much time as possible with loved ones because tomorrow is not promised. To tell the truth I did not wake up expecting such a great day. I am thankful for all the treasures I found today. Thank you my new friend Mr Roy for being my treasure!
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