PoSTaL MuSe's blog: "Sending out blessings.."

Blessings, Good Fortune, Strength and Peace...

I've decided to dedicate a blog to the wonderful people that cross my path for reasons I will not question, but will cherish and remember because I grew from the experience...

Joseph (pronounced YOSEV)

I'll start with WOW!!

Today was very very VERY windy after work and I was beat, like beat ass beat beat.  So, I wanted a seat (my bus wouldn't be there for at least 20 min and my reg bus stop has no bench) I walk to my alternative bus stop where there is some shelter and a seat :) Joseph was getting off his bus and walking over to the same stop.  I put my bag down and have a seat, blaring Ozzy in my ear my hoodie hood blows off and I see that Joseph is saying something to me.. "Pardon" I say not thinking much of him since  most of time when someone bothers me, they just want to bum a smoke.."Hello" he says "is it windy enough or what?"  "Storm blowing in" I say pulling my hoodie and headphones back up, still thinking he wants a smoke...I close my eyes and get lost in Ozzy for a bit, when I open my eyes I see Joseph sitting there with his eyes closed and tapping his foot..Joseph has no headphones on nor do I see earplugs or a wire..."hrmmm, maybe I should take the time to talk to this cat" I think to myself as I see the bus turn the corner. 

We all hop on the bus, Joseph and I both take seats in the back, I pull off my hoodie hood and my earphones come with it.  I hear "BABY OOO BABY O YAAAAAA OOOO HOW I LOVE YOU BABY..." I look up and dude a few rows up from us is "gettin down" to whatever is playing through his earplugs and Joseph and I burst out in giggles..."Want to borrow my headphones?" I say to him "Yes, please" he replies "Do they fit nice on your ears, how's the sound?"  Both of us with smiles, I put Ozzy on hold and say "Yes, awesome sound and I didn't pay much for them! Just getting off of work?" "No" he replies in a very calm and somewhat saddened voice "Coming from prayer" "oooooooo meditation" I reply "no wonder you are so zen" He smiles and says "Yes, God willing this feeling with carry with me throughout the night" I'm intrigued, putting my transfer away he says to me "How about you, are you just getting off of work?" he says "Yup" I reply with an exhausted smile "Where would that be?" he asks. Normally I wouldn't tell a complete stranger where I work, but I dunno this cat seems different and I feel he needs to come into the greenhouse for extra meditation.  (We have many people walk through for this reason; it's most awesome and makes me smile..grin even)  I tell him where I work and about how amazing the greenhouse is and tell him he should stop in sometime.

We talk more and more and the conversation leads to our sobriety.  We're in the middle of our discussion and this girl jumps on the bus and starts screaming GET ME AWAY FROM THIS MAN, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!! I DON'T WANT TO GO WITH HIM I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE BUS TO MY DADS ...

erm...WOWZERS Joseph and I just look at each other with big eyes...we both know that this girl is whacked out of her gourd CRACK it's what for dinner?

Her "man" jumps on the bus after and she's still screaming running out the back door and back in the front door like a circling maniac while her "man" is running back n forth in the aisle...dude looks up and yells "OMG YOSEV, BRO HELP ME WITH THIS BITCH"  I look over and there sits Joseph like a deer in headlights.  Just then the "OOOOOOOOO BABY BABY BABY OOOOOOOO " dude takes out his earplug and says "GET YOUR FUCKING DRAMA OFF OUR BUS BITCH" "wow" I hear from Joseph. "FUCK YOU BROTHER" the high woman replies. "GET THE FUCK OFF OUR BUS AND TAKE THAT SHIT TO THE ROAD, GO USE PIZZA HUTS PHONE BITCH, I WANNA GET HOME TO CATCH THE BB GAME!"

Joseph and I look at each other, stunned and her "man" says "YOSEV BRO COME ON!" Joseph just sits there.  "GET YOUR BITCH OUR FUCKING BUS MAN OR I'LL DO IT!' oooo baby oooo baby dude replies...They both jump off and oooo baby ooo baby oooo baby dude says "SHUT THE DOOR AND GOOO DAMMIT" the bus driver complies and the bus takes off ooo baby dude puts back in earplugs.

Joeseph and I look at each other and say "WOW" at the same time, I say to him "I'm proud of you man, you did the right thing"  oooo baby oooo baby ooo baby dude must have had his tunes off cause he pulls the earplug back out and says "SHIT, I did the right thing..you two just sat there.  Shit, I gotz a game to get home to, no bitch is gonna fuck up my game unless I'm getting me some" Joseph and I look at eachother and giggle. oooo baby ooo baby dude looks up at Joeseph and says "Naw, brother you DID do the right thing.  That bitch was nuts and you KNOW brother would have kicked you out in 4 hours when they made up and he was about to get his angry nut on" as he's putting his earplug back in states "Shooot you would have ended up in jail brother or stranded w/o a bus on a Sunday" "wow" Joseph says.  "I'm proud of you brother" I say with a smile "very very proud" "thanks!" he replies with a smile "I'm proud of me too! I use to pray with that guy, now he's with that craziness.  I don't need that!" "Werd" I say "Really, anytime you want to come into the greenhouse you DO IT" "I promise I will" he says.

We continue to talk all the way down to my stop, I pull the signal thingie and Joseph says "You have a wonderful evening sweetie, thank you" "THANK YOU!" I reply with a smile "Stay strong brother, many blessings to you" I hop off the bus and throw up my peace sign as I skip down the street full of love and praise I feel for this mans soul.

Joseph, you've touched my soul and have put a smile on my face.  My life is better since you've crossed my path.  Thank You!

I wish you many blessings, good fortunes, strength and peace

xxoo

Love,

PoSTaL