I saw a elderly man eating dinner alone at a restaurant and it bothered me

I am back in my hometown visiting for the holidays and it’s been fun seeing old friends and catching up. Tonight I met up an old friend from high school and her fiancé at a local restaurant for dinner. <br><br>We got there a bit early and when we were escorted to our table it was right next to an older elderly man who had already been served and was eating. He was alone. I immediately felt a bad taste in my mouth and felt so bad for this man. Thinking that he must be alone in this world and has no one to eat with. No one to talk too. I just felt awful. I thought about asking him to join us, but I figured he probably wanted to be alone. <br><br>The whole time at dinner I couldn’t help but think about him. His life, his past, his future. What was it like for him at my age. I just felt awful. It broke my heart seeing him. <br><br>I know this is probably the highlight of his day, but I just can’t stop thinking about it. I hope he has a good rest of his life. I just can’t get this out of my head. It really made me think about life and how everyone has a story behind them. But this one really just bothered me.