After You

My phone bill was past due and I needed to change my service, so I had to visit the local Bell Atlantic Office. The line wasn’t clearly formed, and there was an old man with a cane nearby me.I wasn’t really sure who was next and when we got to the front of the line, the man gestured to me and said, „After you.“I smiled at him and said, „No, please, after you. I have all day.“The he shook his head sadly and repeated, „No, sonny, you go on ahead. My doctor says I have at least six months.“