Posts Tagged ‘serendipity’
Serendipity over Coffee & Tea
My friends and I were approached by a couple of university students today. They were doing a survey as part of their coursework. Quite a timid bunch – all girls – shyly passing out the forms to us.
We weren’t the only people there – sitting nearby was an elderly gentleman engrossed with his laptop. I didn’t get a good look at him, since he was wearing a straw hat. Although I can’t quite fathom why I assumed so at that moment, I thought he was a tourist. Because of a straw hat? Maybe. Silly me..
Anyway, the girls were clearly apprehensive of approaching this lone man. So I quietly hinted to them that carrying out a good survey means approaching everyone regardless. I figured that even if he was unfriendly, it would do no harm and they would still learn something.
The gentleman’s response could not have been more unexpected..