Cigars to Calm the Frustrations of Life
The trip was supposed to be so wonderful. My dad and i were taking a three week vacation in Hawaii to celebrate the success of the company we had founded together five years ago. We are not only father and son, we are also best friends, and this alone time was special for both of us. And then the luggage got lost, someone stole dad’s wallet, and I realized I had misplaced our hotel reservations. Could it get any worse? We just stared at each other. Slowly a grin appeared on Dad’s face and the worry lines faded. He pulled a couple of kahlua cigars out of one of his pockets, passed one to me, sat down on the curb, and lit up. Suddenly our problems didn’t seem more than mere annoyances.
