There is an older man who works as a groundskeeper on the community college campus. While he blows leaves off the sidewalk or empties the outside trash barrels, he keeps up a steady stream of enthusiastic shouting about how fine the day is and how God loves us all. He'll holler that he loves you if you smile at him.
"Hi y'all! It's a blessed day y'all! That's right! That's right!" he yelled in his usual vein today. "God, I love y'all! God loves y'all!" Then he got a little quieter: "And you know you gotsta be careful if someone says they love you." He bit his lip for a contemplative moment. A few students giggled. "That's true," I said.
"That's right! That's right!" he resumed. "It's a beautiful day, y'all!"
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