Topic Tuesday #123 2014/11/25 - "The Hero"

It was like any Tuesday in memory. The man jumped in his car and drove to work. He clocked in just seconds before the hour. So far, so good. The coffee bar was in disarray and the pot was empty. The dulldrum of the morning was going to require coffee so he broke down the coffee maker and got a pot brewing. He cleaned the area while he waited and then poured 2 cups the way he liked them. Off to the cube farm.

Almost at once he was confronted with his supervisor, who looked like hell. "Here, chief." And he handed the second cup to him, "looks like you are about a quart low."

The supervisor, was stunned and the scowl he wore fell away and a seldom seen grin spread wide. Whatever was on his mind was long gone as the cup immediately went to his lips. "Thanks Joe, you've saved the day again!"

Often, we do not realize how egocentric we are. We forget that other people even have their own thoughts and desires. There are times when these microcosims collide and we touch the person behind the mindless drones that inhabit our own worlds. We are all the hero of our own stories, while the others are the Non Player Characters (NPC) that have missions for the hero. Your best friends have personality. Perhaps they are just written better than the other NPCs, or maybe you are all part of a pick up group, about to go off and do something darring.  

Or maybe they are just like you, their own hero, saving the day, one cup of coffee at a time.