Paul can't remember exactly how...
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Paul can't remember exactly how long he has been a resident of the convalescent center. But he does remember that his nephew, Claude, has infrequently delivered on his promise to visit his uncle on a regular basis. Paul knows that Claude and his family are busy with a whole variety of things ... school, church, work, and so forth. What irritates Paul the most is how Claude will say he is visiting on a particular day. Then, more often than not, Paul receives a phone call the day before the scheduled visit with Claude postponing his trip until a later time. That later time sometimes never arrives. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Donnie stops to see Paul about three times a week. The main reason Donnie began stopping by after school so often was to see his grandfather who lives just down the hall from Paul. But once Donnie and Paul discovered they have a mutual appreciation for good stories, the visits have become as regular as clockwork. On those visiting days, you can plan to see the two of them sitting in the corner of the lounge swapping tales. Lately, they have begun inviting Donnie's grandfather and anyone else who likes a good story to join them. Their relationship has become very special. One of the reasons is that they do not postpone their acts of kindness till a later date. -- Thompson
