As I was walking the other day, I came upon a tree that had been partially destroyed by a storm the previous night. The tree had split down the middle and one side, dead on the inside from some tree disease, had fallen over in the strong wind. A stood there examining the large chunk of the tree now lying sprawled on the ground and the gaping hole left in the remaining Maple. As I looked, two guys walked by. They saw me standing beside the fallen tree, and one of them said, "Did you knock it over?"
I smiled. "I think I pushed it a little too hard," I said. Then I corrected myself, "actually, I sneezed!"
They said I should be more careful, and I went on pretending I had done it, joking with them. Then, all joking aside, I said, "No, I didn't really do that. But it would have been cool if I had!"
They agreed. I mean, seriously--being able to knock a tree down with a sneeze? How cool would that be?
As I walked away, I chuckled at the conversation. Then I realized the situation was a little more humorous than I was giving it credit for:
I smiled. "I think I pushed it a little too hard," I said. Then I corrected myself, "actually, I sneezed!"
They said I should be more careful, and I went on pretending I had done it, joking with them. Then, all joking aside, I said, "No, I didn't really do that. But it would have been cool if I had!"
They agreed. I mean, seriously--being able to knock a tree down with a sneeze? How cool would that be?
As I walked away, I chuckled at the conversation. Then I realized the situation was a little more humorous than I was giving it credit for:
I was wearing a Superman t-shirt.
1 comment:
Good story. That is pretty funny!
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