Getting to the point: Three little life lessons FROM

ROSLYN RYAN Richmond Suburban News

Three very short stories that offer small but important lessons about life…

1. Dressed to thrill

Many years ago, with the nation embroiled in World War II, my grandfather joined the United States Navy. Having already graduated from college and earned a law degree, he set his sights on becoming a naval aviator. As the story goes, one day early in his training he was walking through New York’s Grand Central Station in his dress whites, looking every bit the dapper young Navy man. Even better, people seemed to be taking notice of him as he passed, nudging one another and smiling in his direction. Seeing this, his step took on a bit of a bounce. He was cutting quite a figure, and he knew it – in a city that knew style, he was getting noticed. I can’t recall what eventually tipped him off, but at some point he looked down and realized exactly why he had been getting so much attention…