Opaque Lucidity

Philly Hero

Bringing beauty to a mindless task.

I worked with a guy like Clarke until last year. His name was Robert and he worked in our mailroom. He was near retirement age when we met, but you would think he was much younger. He was full of energy and never seemed to be in a bad mood. He always had a smile, a joke, or some bit of gossip. Once he got to know your temperment, he would even bust chops every once in a while. When he retired last summer, he didn't tell anyone until about an hour before he left because he was too modest to accept anyone's praise. You don't meet many people like that in a working life.