I was sitting with an older man. I guess he was around 80 or so. We were speaking of the state of the world. He told me, and I quote, “ You just need to vote. “

I thought about that for a minute. My eyes just watched the floor beneath my feet. I tried very hard not to react, but to no avail.

I asked him, “How old are you, if you don’t mind me asking?”

“ I don’t mind. I’m 80. “ He said.

“ So you started voting about 60 years ago?” I asked.

“Absolutely! I always vote.” He responded.

“Is the world better today, or 60 years ago?” I had to push.

“Well… back then it was better.” he replied.

“Then what did voting get you?”

DISCLAIMER: This is made up. Just testing some fictional writing skills.