Face forward - even if not moving forward

There is an older man who rides the bus in my neighbourhood. He always rides alone. He looks to be in his early 80’s. He is well dressed every time I see him. He wears a nice suit with a white shirt and tie. He has dress socks with well-kept dress shoes. His hair is well combed and sharply edged at the back and sides by a barber. I’m sure he doesn’t live too far away since the end of the line for the route is only 5 minutes from my apartment.

He doesn’t seem to be going anywhere in particular. He just rides the bus to do simple errands or spend a few hours somewhere. I would suspect he was in sales most of his life—and was probably pretty good at it. He exudes an aura of trust and knowledge. Any time I see him, I just want to walk up and say, “Hello, how are you today?”

One day I will do that, and ask about his life.

Update from August 22: I was riding the bus home today when I saw The Impeccable Gentleman on the bus - with a lady friend beside him who seemed to be about 10 years younger. It all looked sweet and innocent enough until he began French kissing her in front of everyone! Eewww... His lady friend got off a few stops before me, but I'm sorta rethinking this interview thing...