"You are a woman with the courage of a man" !
This compliment was the best I have ever got from a man, so fare, and he is a gay fellow living in harmony with his partner.
Did he just stop by spontaneously on the street to tell me that, like in the advertisings where a stranger, who happens to be just in front of a florist, gives you a huge bouquet and a dental smile that makes you wish you had put on your sunglasses ?
No. It was not even close to be that scene! It was a talk between me and the foreman for the local trade union. He asked me to be the confidence-person in our firm. There had been a shout out, but no one wanted to do the job.
I listened to him, while he was talking on the phone, trying to convince me that I was the right person. After half an hour he said: "You are a woman with the courage of a man"! Ok! Who can say no to such a compliment!
But to be honest, I could not, and still cant see, how I am a person he would put the word "courage" on! In fact I am a mix of suspicious, honest, creative and nervous and can drive my surroundings close to insanity because I wont take "maybe" "I cant remember" and "somebody" for an answer! I want to get the whole story, not just a part of it! So I have more than a few times seen people look up in the sky, not because they were dreaming of love and holding hands with me under the sun,moon and stars! No, they were trying to escape my momentary manic moments!
But in some way my nice complimentor from back in time was right. Because I never lower my standards (Oh Adam Ant, you are stuck in my heart and head!) when it comes to what I stand for, what I believe and what I think is wrong or right! And I am not afraid to say what I mean and it makes no difference to me if it is a master or servant (thanks to Depeche Mode).
So though I am like Courage the cowardly dog (love that cartoon!) I can still come up with some courage from time to time.
Sending a lovely thought to the handsome man (nothing compared to sexy Holly Johnson,wauw!) for the unusual compliment!!!
