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April 11, 2013

Sharing His Roses

Filed under: Colorful Characters — Dale @ 2:19 pm

We stopped to admire roses near the small village of Fevziye. They grew on a fence above a stone wall, next to the path on which we were cycling. The blossoms were at their peak; fully open, deep red, and fragrant.

An old man in the yard saw us, got up from his chair, and walked over to see what we were doing. We thought he was coming to chase us away.

The old man’s face was weathered, his front teeth were missing, and he steadied himself with a hand-carved wooden stick. But there was a twinkle in his eyes and a look of contentment in his face. He knew no English and our Turkish was limited, so we communicated through hand gestures, telling him how beautiful his roses were.

The old man smiled and reached over the fence, picked one of the best blossoms, and handed it to us. His face radiated pride and friendship.

As we rode off, the old man smiled and waved, then shuffled back to his chair. We had made his day, and he had made ours.

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