Ship of Theseus

I visited a friend this week. A solid conservative, yet a good, decent, thoughtful person. I had a gift for him - a lamp which I'd seen that screamed out to belong to him.

He lives about 2h15m from me. A doctor's appointment took me to his area.

The last time he saw me, I was a guy. I was apprehensive. It went to well.

He brought me into his house. We sat and talked. Old-timer stuff.

He said, Hey you look different. Then, just to speak of the elephant in the room.

Well, I am different. I laid it out, big picture: the HRT, the changing, telling my family, telling my boss. We talked.

He said, I wish you every happiness, and he meant it. That really meant a lot to me.

A good friend, a solid person, a decent human. I'm not surprised. I was relieved.