One of my students, ToTo, is a very sensitive soul. He's constantly talking about all the loves and near-loves in his life. Every story he tells somehow either centers around a woman or his quest for women. He's also very emotional. He's never broken down into tears, but one can see that he clearly feels things very deeply.
He once told a story about a woman he dated, whom he loved very much and wanted to marry but his mother didn't approve. Every time it rains, he says, he thinks of this woman.
ToTo has had many loves in his life and he speaks very highly of all his experiences. He was once very popular with the ladies, he said. He has an attractive face, he says, and his smile is magnetic. One woman told him once not to smile at her "because she wouldn't be able to control herself." ToTo also says his crow's feet are also quite captivating. ToTo certainly doesn't lack self-confidence and modesty isn't his strong point, but he's highly entertaining.
Meanwhile, when ToTo is relaying another one of his stories centered around the women in his life, another student, Zealot, whips out his smart phone and manages to find some music to play in the background as a soundtrack for ToTo's stories. While ToTo is near tears about the woman he met for mere seconds at E-Mart, Zealot's smart phone is emitting a love ballad or some sappy elevator music. It sends the rest of us into fits of laughter, but poor ToTo doesn't always find the humor in it.
Needless to say, my students and my classes never allow for a dull moment.
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