struck by an older man playing flower delivery boy

when i was working switchboard the other day, an older man came in to the reception area, with a red baseball cap with some logo on it, and a gray worksuit. He was carrying a vase of flowers, delivering them as it was his job, for someone who worked in the building. I just thought, what a wonderful job this man has! he gets to bring joy and smiles to people's otherwise busy and harried lives, especially when at work. It was amazing to see how the flowers, which sat at the switchboard desk for half an hour while i worked, affected people as they entered. the light on their faces almost surprised me. people stopped and made comments like the flowers were a novelty or a newborn baby to be oohed and aahed over. or perhaps they just kept secret tiny hopes that the flowers were for them. but still... this older man (and of course he's short, with white hair, and has a great smile. He really was adorable.) ... he is this bearer of joy and light! I couldn't imagine him ever encountering someone who put him in a bad mood, or who he put in a bad mood. Happiness must accompany his footsteps and heck, he probably can't help but smile. It also struck me because usually you don't see older men and women doing jobs that perhaps seem menial, or are not lucrative. You'd think he'd be retired and sunbathing on some caribbean isle or retirment home in Florida. But instead he works and makes a living by being a delivery boy... for a flower shop.