The Forgot Table

Right there...at that long, rectangular table across the restaurant from our camera perspective where we are seated. See that table? Jim leaned against the table to read a menu.  He lay down the large city map of Lausanne, Switzerland on the edge of the table.  He ordered pasta for us, picked it up, and brought it to our table.  As we ate, a couple came in, chose that table, sat down, read the menu, ordered and ate. They never touched or even moved the map from the very space where Jim had lain it.  It must have hugged their pizza!

It was pouring down rain in Lausanne, and we had just spent the last 3 hours in the Castle Chillon.  We were starving since we had not eaten since breakfast, and it was 4pm.  We all finished eating about the same time.  The couple left.  A few minutes later, Jim noticed that he had left our map on their table.  As he got up to retrieve the map, the man from the couple came running back to his table.  Both the man and Jim intersected at the same table.  But why had the man returned?  He looked at us, "Silly. I forgot our umbrella!"    Jim replied, "We forgot our map on your table!" 

Everything that had been forgotten at the Forgot Table had been remembered.

The man was half our age.  We found great comfort in that!
Although, we felt a little disappointed because in our last Steppingstone Blog, we had written that we always look carefully around to make sure we leave nothing behind.

We love it when we remember what we forgot...unless we don't want to remember what we forgot.

We pray your Forgot Table is working for you.

Keep looking up!
  J:m and L:nda