Keith, the taxi driver and owner of the taxi company, really
made my day yesterday morning when he drove me and my colleague to the airport.
He is a Scotsman with a wicked sense of humor. Dry, deadpan
face but with a twinkle in his eye that lets you know he is not as hard as his
exterior projects. He told us he suffers from a disorder called PMA.
“What is PMA?” we both asked.
“Positive Mental Attitude,” he said just as dead pan as he
could. My colleague and I collapsing in laughter.
“Seriously ,” Keith said. “There aren’t very many people with
this disorder. Most people walk around with the attitude the glass is half
empty. No matter how bright it may be,
they just can’t see it. But on the other hand, I always feel positive about
everything. A rare disorder I am proud to have.”
My colleague and I were laughing so hard we could hardly
breathe. But despite his sarcasm his statement is so true. Leading us into a satirical
yet philosophical conversation about the way people view life.
He told us about clients that get into his taxi sometimes insisting
they sit in the front seat right next to him and no matter how hard he tries,
he can’t engage them in conversation. They look straight ahead as if he is not
even there. They are as hard as stones. Expressionless. Making his job that
much more difficult. And the journey seem much longer than it really is.
My colleague told a story about how he permanently has a smile
on his face and some people like it while others think something is wrong with
him. He walks around with a smile and as most of us know smiles are infectious
because deep down inside we all want a laugh. We all want something to take us
out of those times when life seems too difficult or too mundane for words. When
someone smiles, we instantly feel better. Warming our hearts. But there are some who interpret a smile as an
attack on their right to be miserable.
Which led Keith to say that his face is deceiving. He is
always happy but somehow that feeling of happiness does not reach his face. His
face is just one of those serious faces but on the inside he is always happy.
Cracking us up again.
The ride to the airport flew by in what felt like seconds when
in fact it took just a little over an hour. Proving to me that when we view
life from its humourous side, when we stop taking ourselves too seriously, and
when we allow ourselves to laugh out loud, we really can see the bright side of
things. We really can enjoy life because we begin to see the humour in
everything. That life really does have a bright and cheerful side when we let
it in.
So if you are ever flying to Gatwick and need a taxi, I
would highly recommend calling Keith at Airport Taxi Service +441784461444. He
runs the taxi company and is one of the most intelligent and funny people I
have ever met. And even better, he suffers from a rare and serious disorder
called PMA. Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.
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