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September 1, 2011 by Patsy

Overheard Conversation

Overheard conversation at Goodwill today:

Woman 1: Are you still at Lowen’s?

Woman 2: They laid me off.

Woman 1: Hadn’t you been there a long time?

Woman 2: 40 years.

Woman 1: No one has any loyalty anymore, do they?

Woman 2: No, I guess not… do you remember — —?

Woman 1: Yes.

Woman 2: They laid him off a few months ago too. He’d been there 41 years. What are you doing now?

There was more conversation but I wandered away and didn’t hear it all, then I came back into earshot and heard:

Woman 2: Where will you be living in Zambia?

Woman 1: We’ll be living in Angola and ministering to villages from there…

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What struck me about this conversation was two things.

1. It’s not common, everyday conversation to hear about people moving to Zambia.

2. Loyalty is such an interesting concept. I’m not sure what the age cutoff is, but older people expect it from employers and younger people don’t. Logic indicates to me there’s no reason to expect it, but it’s obvious people do.

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Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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