"Mutual Respect"

Many many times I have passed by a certain home on my way to fishing a stream in the area. The house is nothing special other than the fact there are always little quirky items about the front porch. These items have a seasonal look to them and I must say they are placed with care as to not be overwhelming. One other oddity is the fact that I have never seen anybody in or around this house and that had me wondering. Well yesterday I chose to stop and check things out. Upon driving in I noticed a dirt road just beyond the back yard of the house. I continued up the road noticing lots of other quirky things. There was fire wood stacked vertically instead of horizontally. And there in front of me was a big house. The area around it was in a natural state. It looked like it was lived in but I did not see a person. I got out of my car and walked around a bit looking and wondering. It was then that I heard a voice say "hello", I looked and could not see  anybody, again "hello"....suddenly there was a man standing in the yard. He approached me and asked what I was doing and I replied admiring what he had going. To keeps it short we introduced each other and he really opened up to me. I mean a great conversation for at least an hour. He told me the property was handed down to him from his grandparents who ran it as a small farm. Over the years he continued running as a farm but it had become difficult as of late. We continued to talk when he noticed the fly rod in my car. He asked if I fished and I told him of my exploits. He was quite interested and he surprised me with the fact that he had 300 feet of stream that ran on his property. Well I asked do you fish it and he said no....he said that he did not allow it. I did not press it but he came out and said he hated the fact that people would take a fish out of it's home and hang it on a stringer and display it.  In closing I agreed with him and did not press the issue...that is where this comes in...."mutual" a feeling or action experienced or done by each of two or more parties toward the other or others...

 

 

We ended our chat on a friendly note and I felt there was something we both had from the conversation. I said I like to stop by and talk again and he said he would enjoy that....and this is where this comes in,"respect"...a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities or achievements.