The Kiss.

I love reading, and my brother and I use to go to our library all the time. Once, my brother was on the computers and I was waiting for him in a chair that was against the wall that separates the computer area from the rest of the library. This little old lady came from behind the wall and she was being escorted by another woman. By looking at the elderly woman, I could tell she was not all there anymore.

As they came walking past me, I smiled. The old lady stopped directly in front of me. Her eyes grew so large that I thought they would pop out of her face. She glanced up to the quilt the hung above my head.

Then to me.

Then to the chair next to me.

Me.

Chair.

Me.

Quilt.

Me.

Quilt.

Chair.

By now, I am beginning to feel awkward. I began to say, “Oh, did I take your spot?” but before I could even get that out of my mouth, the other woman starts guiding her out of the area.

“WAIT!” The old lady refuses to go any farther. She had another idea of what to do, “I have to kiss her!!!” As she pointed to me, I realized that I was the one she needed to kiss! A sudden shock ran through my body. No way was I going to let this lady kiss me!

As the shock ran through me, I believe another shock ran through the other woman. She instantly turned forty shades of red in five seconds. She lost her patience and hurried the older woman out of the library. All I could do was laugh, but I did not want to make the embarrassed woman feel any worse than she already did. I am sure she thought I was going to freak out, but there was obviously more to this story than an old lady wanting to kiss me. I could not blame anyone for a form of dementia.

Although I found the situation humorous, I could not help but think of the two other women in my story. The embarrassed woman must go through this kind of thing all of the time. She must have a great deal of patience. If I ever need to go through that, I hope I have the patience she has.

To always be in such a state of confusion as the elderly lady would be difficult. No one else sees what she sees, and she does not understand why she cannot do things like kiss a stranger in the library. This was a reminder to thank God for giving me a sound mind. I am able to see reality as it is, and comprehend what surrounds me. God has blessed me in this situation to remind me of how blessed I am.