PEOPLE I MEET ALONG THE WAY

I've decided to start a photo journal of the people I meet as I walk my own path through life. My object is simply to record a brief moment in these stranger's lives. Usually our meeting is a chance encounter during the course of a day. I've found that each person enjoyed the opportunity to share something of their life - a moment; a feeling; a story.

Alex Haley said that "The death of each man is like the burning of a library." When I watch the people who pass by each day I wonder about their lives. What stories do they hold... and what stories do they want others to know.

Everyone has stories to tell. We only need to be patient and listen. Each of these people has enriched my life in some small way just because they took the time to share their time with me. People are a wonder.

These are just a few stories of people whom I've crossed paths with - People I've met along the way.

Tavit

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

I forgot to ask his name, and we only talked for a few minutes.

He was walking along a 1 mile track when I struck up a conversation with him.

He told me that he had been a pharmacist "back when every pharmacy had a soda fountain," and that he left that career to become a science teacher "for kids 12 to 15 years old." 

When I asked if I could take his picture he said "My picture? Sure. I guess that would be alright." 

He was quiet and gentle. 

I took his picture and he thanked me.
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