Beautiful beyond belief. That’s what I thought the first time I saw him at the gym. I rated him with a score of five stars and then quickly filed him under the key word “Untouchable”. In this folder are all the men who would need maximum care when handling. This folder is also wrapped in “do not cross” tape, suggesting I dare not go there. Ever. In truth, fear of rejection can seriously sabotage one’s ability to live life to the full.
He had a ripped body, which, I suspected, was not only a result of a healthy lifestyle but also a blessing of his Afro-American heritage. I would never be able to sport his washboard abs, not even if I gave up pasta (as if) and ate chicken breast, brown rice and nothing else for a year.