It was a beautiful autumn afternoon. My wife and I were visiting Manhattan, our former hometown. Walking through Central Park, we decided to stop at The Boathouse restaurant for a glass of wine.
As we sat at an outdoor table with our drinks, we couldn’t help but overhear a young couple, both on their cellphones. She: “Yes, he just asked me!” He: “She just said yes!” My wife and I looked at each other, smiled, and simultaneously had the same idea.
We called over the waitress, pointed to the couple, and made a request. A few minutes later, after paying our bill, we stood up to leave. We turned to the young couple and offered them our best wishes. Walking out, we could see the waitress arriving at their table with two congratulatory glasses of champagne.
As we resumed our stroll through the park, we couldn’t help but think that someday the couple might retell the story of their engagement day to their children. And we hoped the story of two strangers and two surprise glasses of champagne would make them all smile.
