Why Insult The Cynic?

Cadbury walked into Bougainvillea Liquors on County Road on Big Pine Key... just to his immediate left was a bulletin board............

On the bulletin board was a photo of a 1958 Chris Craft for sale.... it had a Caterpillar Diesel engine in it.

Cadbury left and thought about it a while... he went back into the Liquor store later that day and made an inquiry  of Mrs. Holmes.... She and her Husband and son Billy and his wife Susan owned and ran the Store.

Susan was an eye full.... a good looker.... Penthouse material, and sold rum.

Mrs. Holmes suggested Cadbury go have a look at the Boat.... which he did.

He came back and ask Mrs. Holmes.... how much  money do you want for the boat?

Her replay came... you can have it for free.......... oh... but I would like $200.00 for the big new battery... that is in it.

In a nutshell Cadbury wound up cleaning up the boat and painting the down below in the cabin and Sold it to Victor and Carmen... a Cuban Fisherman and his wife........ the mother of Cadbury's Children had made the cutest little curtains in the world for the Cabin Windows and fresh cushion covers ... that and the free Latex paint Cadbury had found along the side of the road, he was certain had triggered the  sale...

So off the old Chris Craft   went away from the sea wall.

Later Mr. Holmes passed away... Sue got divorced from Billy...  Cadbury saw Billy up by the Laundromat and Billy said he had Cancer... Cadbury said... sorry to hear... Billy's  response is etched in Cadburys mind forever.... Billy said      "Cancers Gotta Eat Too"

Cadbury would see Mrs. Holmes from time to time in passing up at the Shopping plaza and always say Hello.

He never heard any more about Billy or Sue.

Cadbury thought to himself this morning all those years later.... who was it said?

 "Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive"

and........."Blessed are the pure of heart"

He wondered about people that maybe just maybe   are in this World that have never know any Joy...

and then Cadbury reasoned the question...........     Why Insult The Cynic?