stranger will go back to their family, and tell the story about “this amazing old man with the sparkling eyes, and light-up-your-life smile”. they will extend the things they learned from pat onto their own family and loved ones, and his amazing attitude will continue to spread like the amazing happy virus that it is.
in the hospital 3 days ago, his nurse happened to be the daughter of a waitress, who happened to serve him a meal 25 years ago. pat had spoken with that waitress, and they had found a common bond with a distant relative each of them shared. and now, in the hospital 25 years later, pat’s 