“You’re looking well”

It’s happened again. Someone who hasn’t seen me for a while said, “You’re looking well.” Happily, he corrected himself almost immediately: “Of course, that doesn’t mean much, does it?”

Yes, indeed. Zoladex therapy for prostate cancer has caused me to put on weight, my face has filled out and of course I look terrific. If I looked any better I’d be positively dangerous.

But, as we need to be reminded from time to time, looks aren’t everything and it is a sensitive person who knows enough to see past the looks and identify sympathetically with the person behind them. Thanks, Ron.