Driver stops to hail up a cousin who owns a little roadside stand. I wait in the car. Crouched on the ground to my left is an elderly man well into his 80’s selling guinep bundles. When he didn’t offer to sell me some, I inquired.

“Good afternoon, sir.”
He nods
“Guinep sweet?”
He nods
“May I have one to taste?”
He nods then rose to bring me three bundles to choose from.

I take a piece of fruit from each and all three were sweet and juicy.

“How much a bundle, sir?”
“Fifty dolla.”
I hand him 200J “I will take all three.”
He nodded then returned to his seat.
Driver comes back and they chat briefly then bid each other goodbye.

I drop the three bundles into my bag adding them to the bundle I bought earlier.

“Vi! Why you buy so much guinep?”
“I couldn’t sit looking at the man and NOT buy any.”
“But why so much bundle?”
“You should know me by now…I honesty don’t know. Now here take these and start eating.”



He just smiles and shakes his head.

*sigh* just one of those humbling moments.