anandarose

One day but still not soon enough.

One sunny day in

2009, an old man approached the White House from

across Pennsylvania

Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He

Spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and
meet

with President George Bush." The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Bush

is not President and doesn't reside here." The old man said, "Okay," and


walked away. The following day, the same man approached the White House
and

said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President
George Bush

." The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said

yesterday, Mr. Bush is not President and doesn't reside here."

The man thanked him and again walked away . . . The third day,

the same man approached the White House and

spoke to the very same Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet
with

President George Bush." The Marine, understandably agitated at

this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a
row

you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I've told you already

several times that Mr. Bush is not the President and doesn't reside

here. Don't you understand?" The old man answered, "Oh, I understand you


just fine. I just love hearing your answer!" The Marine snapped

to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."