by HungGarAZ » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:44 pm
One of the most entertaining moments I've experienced on this topic was at an Einstein's Bagels shop one day...
I was sitting with some friends eating and chatting when we noticed that a conversation in the corner of the room was going bad. You could see the story in one look... older, grey haired man sitting at a booth across from a young guy (maybe 19-20) and a young girl (obviously the daughter of said old dude). Well, the young guy started getting hot under the collar... we hear him throw out a few f-bombs and other choice words... then after a few minutes it happened. The kid stands up quickly and punches the old guy square in the face!
What happened after that was beautiful. The guy calmly stands up, walks to the side of the table, takes the kid by the collar and lifts him off his feet and walks him out the door. We all wanted to run outside, but the mood in the room was pretty tense and we knew it wasn't a show. Everybody was silent for a minute.
Old dude was a rock. Calm, solid, unmoving. I want that kind of calm strength. And, you know... I'm gonna need it. I have four daughters of my own!!!