Today and yesterday I tried mowing neighbors yards for free. [View all]
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Why because they needed help. I am not a nice guy, so please do not think any different. I am evil, yes evil but I am trying to change.
For the last five years I have been a recluse and because of DU, I am slowly shedding this skin. I have been so angry for the last 5 years that I stayed in my dwelling and rarely go outside, this angry is not politically related. No reason to live, stagnant. Yeah pathetic. So helping someone that I did not like could spark my reason to live another day.
It did not go well yesterday even though I swallowed some of my pride. Not an easy task for a belligerent fool such as me. I am 52 years old college educated minimum wage idiot. But my whole life I have hated the mindset of conservatives. Well I thought I knew the neighbor to be teabilly, but he is really liberatian. Quote; If after making sure I cover my family with all the essentials, if I have any money left over I will help only friends. Not strangers, not another neighbors, not another countrypersons, just his family and friends. He is against minimum wage, any tax, unions, share the wealth, and many other non-selfish practices. It pissed me off and I went off, but shortly I realized I am talking to a brick wall. I stopped. His yard has not be mowed for a month because he was on vacation. Tall as the day is long. I finished helping him and we talked about Peru and Subarus. He thank me and filled my gas tank in the mower. I went home feeling I wronged him. Maybe I was a little headstrong and verbal. I cursed my tongue.
Today a different story. My neighbor behind me has a pool and it noisy motor until this year permeated my house. Many times I cursed his hide This year the pool pump is a little quieter. I ask him why and he is as puzzled as I was. Well I saw two weeks ago that he was struggling mowing his yard but when I noticed this he was nearly finished. But today I saw him and I raced to the lawn mower and ran to help. It turned out to be a three hour adventure in salesmanship, his. Kind and grandfatherly. After offering to mow for free and his acceptance, we finished and talked for hours. He is 68 and from Asheville NC, and wishes to retire but can't. Yeah you know why, conjobs and their hate for the average joe and not creating real jobs bill or shore up SS.. None of my neighbors are aware of the what democratic party has done for them and I am not surprised here in the south, even I thought both were bad not too long ago. He works at a hospital along with his wife to make ends meet. We have one thing in common, military service, his during vietnam and my in the mid 80's. He was mp and I was 19 kilo(m-1 abrams tank, a DAT(dumbass tanker)). His wife is suffering from fibromyalgia same as my girlfriend(american indian and scottish or irish blood suffer more than any other group; both are indians). Anyway he paid me 20 dollars, I protested but he did not accept my say. To avoid awkwardness I gave in. Both neighbors paid me for work I offered free.
What did I learn. I do not know, but I had a smile on my face as I pushed the mower home. God bless the world!
It is 12:17 pm est monday and I am lost for words. All I did was what my parents and teachers (especially Mrs. Young my 6th grade teacher in Leisure City, Fla.) taught me, to show compassion. Yes getting out of the house is hard, but not like in Pontiac Moon where Mary Steenburgen's character, Katherine Bellamy is terrified and afraid. Funny I do not even drive anymore like her. A good movie. Again thanks.
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