LOL! My sillyass Vet friend just sent me a text with a pic. When I brought him the infused oil and some flower, he mage a comment about my headlights not being up to the same quality of the rest of the car. I had tried to restore them, but they were too far gone. I got them clear, just not perfect by a long shot.
He ordered me a set for Father's day. LOL! He said it was the least he could do with all the meds I've given him. He did order me one of the new Infinity circ fans after the last trip with the oils, inhalers(VA is stingy with inhalers for some stupid ass reason) and flower I brought him. When I reminded him about the fan order, He laughed and said those two things aren't a tenth of what I've given him.
He's not as bad about 'the need to repay' as some friends I've had. I had one friend, back on the farm, that you could not be up on favors with him. He would do his damnedest to quickly repay for the simplest of favors.
I won in the 'favors fight' in the end. He had terminal cancer. He had kicked cancer's ass twice, but this third time was just too much. The cancer had progressed too far for him to only be able to walk short distances. Work of any kind was out of the question. My Uncle visited him often and he told me about him wanting to fish his tank close to the house, but it was just too brushy. Unc took him to a Dr. appt and I took the day off and I got busy with my brush hog. I got it cleaned up and a cleared a path from the house to the tank. I knew I had done good, when this determined and stoic old man began to tear up. I had one of his chairs sitting in a prime spots, to lighten the moment, I asked him to have a seat and asked him where his fishing gear was. I had brought some of my catfish stink bait, so I found his favorite catfish rig on the wall and brought it to him.
The day ended with us all full of catfish and soft fried taters.
He passed a week later from an unexpected heart attack.
I dunno if some of you guy feel the same, but in retrospect, I kinda look at
my giving over the years, as a sorta selfish act. That may sound strange to some. I say that because I do get a simple pleasure from the act of giving. And a boost to self-worth is a nice bonus. That pleasure can be a motivator with me. And I kinda think I look for things to do for people when I'm feeling down and need a self-worth boost.
I think with today's pace of life, we tend to forget some of the best simple pleasures in life.
Only bad thing about getting new headlights on a near 20yr old car, She'll need a fresh light paint correction and I'll probably use of the ceramic coating I have left over from a new vette coating I did many months ago.
Maybe it will FINALLY motivate me to do a tune up on the poor thing! LOL! I've had the parts for quite a while......same with suspension parts!