WTF Jamie?

I was out running errands yesterday when I decided to grab lunch at a chain restaurant, I won't say which one but man I love their salad bar!!! So there I was alone eating my salad when I overheard a man getting chatty with his waitress. He spoke on how he does pushups twice a week and how he worked as a waiter before and how he needed to know what all comes on top of the cheesecake. All the while this sweet waitress that spoke broken English just smiled and nodded her head in agreement waiting for her chance to break away. You know he didn't want her to leave because every time she though he was finished, he would start up some other crazy conversation, holding her captive with his words and her desire for a good tip. Listening to this I first said to myself, "what a weirdo" but the more he spoke the more I wanted to scream at him to shut up and let the poor girl be. Once I got a grip I realized that he just wanted to talk to someone and for someone to listen to him. He wasn't trying to be annoying, he was just painfully lonely. I was moved by his effort because I realize how sad it is to be lonely. The rest of the day I thought about this man and wondered how many like him are out there and could that happen to me? It was only fitting that I played Eleanor Rigby and wept a bit last night. With all the bad things in my life I still realize how lucky I am not to be alone.