A few days ago I received an e-mail from a friend that prompted my article for this month. He wrote: I hired a handy man to do a lot of work at my house. There were major and minor projects to be accomplished and they were all well beyond my ability as a 'all thumbs, two left hands' kind of guy. After his first day on the job where everything that could go wrong did, (including his truck breaking down), I offered to drive him home. On the ride he set in stony silence and made no comments other than giving me directions to his house. Once we arrived at his home, he invited me in to meet his family and use his facilities (it was a long ride). As we were walking towards his front door he paused at a small tree on his lawn and touched two of the branches with his hands. He seemed to mutter something under his breath and continued on to the front door. When his wife opened the door an amazing transformation took place. His dour expression changed to one of joy and happiness as he hugged and kissed his wife and two small children. He chatted with us all and could not have been more pleasant. The dark brooding person that was in my car was replaced by this picture of contentment and well-being. It was amazing.
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