It is an early Tuesday morning, people are busy getting homework done and cramming in test material to save their grades. Groups of friends walk in eager to talk about their lives and discuss their problems of relationships and teachers. A service dog with its owner walk in looking for a place to sit and eat a snack. It is a man wearing a red shirt supporting a cause during the week. The place is crowded and not many people are willing to give up their seat for just this one man in a green shirt. It is disappointing to see this as I am in a corner ready to give up my seat and leave. Suddenly a couple gets up and gives their seat to this man in a green shirt. A kind gesture was just demonstrated but no one bothered to act upon it.
The man in a red shirt looks confused until it is realized that he is blind with a service dog assisting him go from point A to point B. Distant chatter alerts the man and me as you can hear a two girls one in a green shirt and one in a pink discussing his cute dog and why he has him. The girl in a green shirt starts by saying, “ why is that guy staring at me? He knows he has no chance right?” The girl in the pink shirt responds by stating, “ Not even that dog can help him!” The look in the mans eyes say everything and neither I nor him stand up and says something. I feel embarrassed acting just like every other person who would let something like this happen.
The man in a red shirt however sits patiently and graciously pets his service dog. He then pulls out a sack for himself and his companion acting as if nothing had happened. Suddenly a young woman walks up to him and sits down and starts by saying, “ I heard what those girls said and believe me you don't have to worry about what they think. I had them for a class last semester and they were beyond obnoxious. If you would like, would you mind sitting with me? I would love it if you would give me some company while we both eat.” The man in a red shirt responds by saying, “ thank you so much, I really needed this today! You are the nicest person I've ever met. I would love to join you. Not a lot of people talk to me and it hurts but you really helped me pick my self up!” She graciously pets his service dog and both walk to where she is sitting which is just across the couch from him. The smile in his face and the joy that brought him to this point if beyond amazing. It goes to show that there are a few people still left that care about others. Unfortunately everyone else will never be able to have that same feeling towards others.
The two sit and talk as if they had no class or they were already friends. I sit here doing homework for a class that I procrastinated on and didn't take seriously until the end of the semester. I see the service dog looking around and spots a couple of teens walking and stares them down. I look toward that direction and its those two same girls walking from earlier, the girl sitting with him responds by saying hold on to the man in a red shirt and states that I'll be right back. This girl is wearing a striped shirt and walks up to those teens and distant chatter is heard but the most I can get out of it is that “ you should really act like human beings instead of bitches”. Those two girls give her a look and walk away as she walks back toward the man in a red shirt. She states, “ I back up those who are my friends.” The man in a red shirt replies, “ you'll always have a friend in me.” Quoting toy story the two walk away after a few minutes and leave happier than ever while most of us are still doing homework and trying to save our grades.
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