God, Hey ....
Well, I had to get it off my chest with Ras. Explained to him how I felt he handled or mishandled the damage to my waterline. Basically, I felt that he did not demonstrate the competence or the sensibility to understand that when you damage someone's property the responsible act is to restore the person to wholeness. Ras simply had to repair the damage: either himself or contract the work out. Or, allow me to have the faucet replaced and provide him with the bill for the repairs. Ras did neither.
After I finished, of course I felt better. Told him that I thought he was a really nice guy. Using the analogy he gave me about meeting women who seemed to have it all together, held their hands only to find rought skin ... changed his perception of them. Well, the way he handled the damage waterline, changed my perception of him as a man that was capable of getting things done ... at least getting done what pertains to me. It really comes down to integrity.
I don't think I was angry but I may have sounded harsh. I can say I know that I was very firm in my position. This was definately a one-sided conversation. I wasn't looking for an explanation ... maybe an apology.
Ras on the other hand sounded completely flustered. When I asked him if about riding on the beach the next day, today ... He simply said he would get back to me ... His pressure was up.
Well, when I got the call this morning at 5:50 am ... I was impressed that he had the constitution to put it behind him and go forward with the bike ride on the coast today. Said he could be at my house in 5 minutes. When he arrived, I will pulling my bike out of the garage. Ras apologized and said he wasn't going riding and that he should have said. I asked that what are you doing here at 6am????? Ras came to bring me the $25.00. That must have kept him up all night.
I went on with my bike ride around town.
I'm not going to settle ... It doesn't have to be hard. I'm not going to make a square peg fit into a round hole. Not this time.
Thank you God for the dream,
Yo
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