From all that Buck could gather the ladies had initially met
at their workplace twenty or so years ago.
Apparently spending all those hours together whining about an employer
can help people form lifelong bonds and this group was a prime example of
that. The ladies gathered to celebrate
the retirement of yet another of their group.
Buck knew all about retirement and was excited to learn that he’d be
attending the dinner. He couldn’t wait
to meet the other duck. The one the
retiree was sure to be presented with.
He had so much to tell that duck.
It was after the dinner that they passed the gift bag to the new retiree
and Buck was startled to see that all it contained was jewellery. No duck.
Where was the duck ? It was when
he noted the appreciative look on the face of the new retiree that Buck
understood that gifts are tailored to their recipient. Apparently some people would rather get
jewellery than a duckie.
Buck decided he might never fully understand people. What drove them? Made them happy? Apparently the answers are as varied as the
people themselves. Buck still had a lot
to learn and so he sat in the middle of the table and listened intently to try
and understand all he could.
Here were his takeaways from this event :
Retirees get up when they want and smile a lot.
Flaming cheese directly behind your head can be very distracting.
“OPA!” means “look out here comes a flaming cheese” in
greek.
Most importantly, a circle
of friends has the power to quash worries and woes and magnify all the smiley
parts of life.
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