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Flora came to work at Penn Mutual four years ago on the annuity
service side. Her cube was close to mine as I was just transferred back
up to 3 east. The first time I saw her; she stopped up to me and said
‘Hi, what’s your name?’ I replied ‘Danielle’
She paused and said ‘Okay I got it, I am Flora.’
I replied, ‘very nice to meet you.’
She answered ‘the pleasure is all mine, what a beautiful day, huh?
I have to go, but I will see you around.’
The next morning it was early and I walked into work, in my
morning don’t bother me daze as usual when all of a sudden I heard a voice
yelling ‘Hi Danielle, how are you today?’
I knew it was Flora, but did not know where the voice was coming
from and then I spotted her waving and smiling from the third floor.
Meanwhile I was on the first floor, but how nice I thought; some people
don’t like to say hello to you as they pass you in the hallway, but not Flora
wherever you were if she spotted you then you got a smile and loud hello.
Despite any battles or pain she may have suffered, she was always
happy; AWAYS happy. I titled this piece ‘Flora the Explorer’ because
every day she explored new avenues of happiness and always sought joy for every
moment even when life spared moments of anything, but joy. That thinking
at all time is truly a gift and I am sure I speak for not only myself, but for
all she met and came in contact with that she was an absolute gift.
