Essay About My Life - 789 Words

At 7:30 a.m. on June 15th 2008, Mr. Jackson called a meeting with two out of his remaining ten workers. They gathered together in the Kennedy Conference Room to discuss the recession and the effects it has had on this business they all work for. â€Å"I would like you all to keep in mind that I have had to lay off more than 35 people in the past 11 months, I have kept you all for as long as I could, but the business just isn’t providing enough profit for me to keep paying you. I am so sorry,† he said to them. â€Å"Does this mean we are done our work here?† inquired the eldest employee. Mr. Jackson put his head in his hands and sighed, â€Å"Yes, I really am so sorry, you know how much I love working with you all†¦. It’s just†¦ the money†¦ I’m sorry. I†¦show more content†¦James did this simply for the delight of seeing happy people living their life without any specific care. James enjoyed families especially, perhaps because his family life was a blurred part of his history. Mr. Jackson did it because he needed to experience a little bit of freedom from the stress of his crumpling business. You know, feel the early summer breeze brush through his hair, and experience the sun lightly smoothing the worry lines that crinkled his forehead. He also much enjoyed playing with his pet monkey, Waiken. James left his attic-home around 10:00 in the morning, checking, as always, to make sure you couldn’t tell that the space above the vacant laundromat was his home. Likewise, Mr. Jackson hailed a taxi ten minutes later. Being especially careful to make sure his house was completely locked up, a break-in was the last thing he needed right then. They both arrived at the park around the same time. James immediately left for the picnic area, and Mr. Jackson and Waiken meandered slowly towards the stream, which ran alongside the picnic area. Waiken randomly decided about a half hour into their stay at the park, that he should play hide-and-seek. Within 5 minutes the park was filled with the frantic calls of Mr. Jackson and other strangers who took pity on him, yelling desperately for Waiken to come back!!! James heard the call and unbeknownst to Waiken, who was hiding under a bush, he saw him and started to discreetly sneakShow MoreRelatedAn Essay About My Life846 Words   |  4 P agesget married? How did you decide that this was the person you would like to marry? What about this person made you decide to say â€Å"yes†? Wife: According to our culture, the man who usually asks the woman for marriage. When He asked me, we prayed together for a week, we talked a lot about our future marriage, and I felt that I am ready to be his wife. He is a very responsible man; he loves me and took care of my mother and me when she was sick before she dies. They look like loving each other withRead MoreAn Essay About My Life1722 Words   |  7 Pagesfinish a book. No more. There’s not enough time in my day to read books I’m not into. 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