The Man on the Bench

On one ordinary afternoon, I saw the man wearing a hat sitting on a bench, his eyes moist with sadness. He clutched his head with both hands, slowly shaking it, and said, ‘Oh, if only I could see the world with fresh eyes one more time before it's my time to go.’

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