Jose, 1957 (#1076)

Hello. My name is Jose. I will share a story that can help many people, as it helped me. And it still helps me. It all began many years ago when I first came to this country. I began to work in a well known hotel. And there I met a person who was one of my bosses, he was chief of the catering department at that hotel. A young, happy, friendly person. Everyone would feel envy when seeing such a young and successful person. One story I remember about him is that once he sent me to change the water in his fish tank. And I didn't know and I put cold water in and all the fish died. But he told me, "No problem. I will have to buy more fish." And I always said "Hello" to him. That person was very kind, very happy, enthusiastic. And I admired him, because even when he was my boss he never acted with superiority or arrogance. A very friendly person. Then came one day when I saw him arrive in a hurry and, in a small carton box, in a small box, he took all his belongings. And I remember he told me, "Jose, I will come back for the fish. Could you please change their water?" "OK, yes. No problem. I will come." I was confused about seeing him in a hurry, and I looked at him for a while. His face, I don't know, I don't know, was very different. My curiosity grew after a week passed and I didn't see him. After three more days passed during the following week, I finally asked my manager what had happened to Michael. And he told me, "Michael died. Three days ago." "But, how could someone die so young? When I looked at the man, he seemed OK." And my manager told me, "I don´t know what happened to him." He was such an intelligent man, but he failed. He didn't take care. He died because of that horrible illness. AIDS. I can't forget that that's why he came to to... Unfortunately, I had to take on a big responsibility and learn to take care of myself. To take care of myself. To take precautions. To know, to know how to take care of myself. I say this, I share this because it can help other people. I think so. Bye.