The Kindness of Good Company

"My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company."
~ Jane Austen

On a recent afternoon, I was very sad because my good friend was leaving town.  (Yes, I having trouble letting go of this topic.)  I didn't feel like listening to the radio and was on the verge of tears.  I stopped in to a business that I frequent and spent a few minutes chit-chatting with one of the employees, whom I have known for probably 20 years.  She updated me on her family and inquired about mine. We talked about current issues and reminisced about when we first met and the things we worried about then.  And when I left, I felt infinitely better than when I arrived.