<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Two Kinds Of People<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p style="margin: 6px 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);" class="">We all get our signals <br class="">mixed up once in awhile,<span class="ydpe09ba6a2text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br class="">moving forward <br class="">on the same part<br class="">of the sidewalk <br class="">as someone<br class="">coming toward us,<br class="">then stopping <br class="">before collision<br class="">and engaging in <br class="">a little foot-dance.</span></p><div class="ydpe09ba6a2text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);"><p style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px;" class="">Sometimes we even<br class="">repeat the whole business,<br class="">having both decided<br class="">to switch to <br class="">the same<br class="">new path.<br class="">Finally, untangled,<br class="">we walk on.</p><p style="font-family: inherit; margin: 6px 0px;" class="">Here Is where we see<br class="">two kinds of people.<br class="">Most look us<br class="">in the eye<br class="">with a smile, <br class="">as if to say,<br class="">“Nice dancing with you!”</p><p style="font-family: inherit; margin: 6px 0px;" class="">A few, though,<br class="">walk on<br class="">with no hint <br class="">of recognition<br class="">or camaraderie.</p><p style="font-family: inherit; margin: 6px 0px;" class="">It's chilling <br class="">to realize <br class="">the truth:<br class="">"for this person, <br class="">I was nothing <br class="">but a brief<br class=""></p><div class="">obstacle to progress."</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Max Reif</div></div></div></body></html>