an old man and Clark statue

Last Tuesday morning was gloomy enough to start the day. Not just it was raining (and didn't stop even until night came), I woke up extremely late, around 10.45 am. In my lab, we have 'core time' from 10 am to 5 pm, when everyone should be 'around'. Guilt struck me although I don't know to whom should I address that feeling to. 

Then finally after taking a shower (not want to skip in these sweating days) and got dress, I rode my bike to school (with normal speed, surprisingly). On the way, inside the campus, while I was still on my bike, suddenly I heard someone said, "....doko desuka? (Where.... ?)". No one else was there on the side walk and no one else was riding beside me, that must be for me, so I pulled my break (suppose to say 'pull' for bike, right?). An old man approached, I pulled my jacket's hood a bit, and he asked, "Where is the Clark statue?". After I explain the direction, he looked across the road, likely to call for his wife who was looking at the campus map. And I left, with a smile, naturally. 

Helping an old couple, in the middle of light rain, 'lost' inside the campus to find a famous person's statue (and perhaps take a picture with it) scene was enough to lift my mood. Simple as it is. Sometimes (even most of the times) simple happiness is enough to warm your heart.  

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William S. Clark was the one who found Sapporo Agricultural College in 1876, now Hokkaido University. He is famous for his words 'Boys, be ambitious', also his pointing posture. Hokkaido University has half body statue of him and it becomes quite famous photo spot for visitor.