Words with Rowens

[Henry stands outside greeting the members of this congregation for the first time. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed what Henry had to say. In fact the above may need to be sensationalized a bit. What Henry did today was surpass age and life experience. Henry made the folks of this particular congregation touched and moved in a unique way. Henry is young, unknown, but his sermon was relate able and thus these people felt they could trust him by using his principles in their own relationships. An old lady leads her family in walking up to Henry to tell him of how happy he has made her.]
Old Lady: Mr. Trotter, I just had to tell you. You made me feel the best I've felt since Winston passed, my husband.
[As she speaks her family creeps up behind her as if they are the parents of a young and excited 6 year-old. She is one of those elders who holds their own with just a look and Henry sees this look despite what the others may see. To the world this is seen as Henry establishing a relationship with the public and thus binding them with God and acting as a vessel. Between the lady and Henry though there is a very different understanding. Both individual are not on the same page, but they are both playing separate roles. She has age and Henry does not. Henry notices that absence, doesn't try to get cocky and pretend he knows where she is coming from. If anything Henry tries to figure out how he can be sure about what he said today. Her family smiles at Henry and they start to move, but Henry and the lady are still in eye contact. Her eyes show appreciation and tell Henry he has promise keep trying son, you'll be brilliant. Henry's eyes keep on her, as if she is some type of messiah. Here's the deal, maybe we aren't remembering this as well as cameras, but the point is to get the heart of what this moment did for Henry. The look in her eyes moved Henry farther in his life than he had been moved before. Those eyes wouldn't pass Henry along straight to success. Advice comes more in knowing glances and last words than physical pushes by loved ones. That lady is long dead, but Henry remembers her better than his best sermon.