Are We Human, Or Are We Mattress

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Mattress Mick

Humans of Dublin is an ongoing project by photographer Peter Varga comprising portraits and short quotes about anything from passers by on Dublin streets

Pete recently photographed Dublin bedding baron Mattress Mick who proved his humaneness with the following:

“When I was in my late teens I met a girl, and she became very, very special to me. She was my first love. We were together for quite a while, but I guess we were just too young… We met too early. She wanted to do other things, so she decided to go different ways. We kept in touch on and off for a long time, but after that, I hadn’t seen her for years.”

“I knew she got married, I knew she had children. Some of her friends kept in touch with me, so I always knew what was going on. She was always very special to me, and never really left my thoughts. A few years later somebody told me she developed cancer.”

“I actually met her about two years before she died. Her friends organised a reunion but I didn’t think it’d be the last time I saw her. One Sunday afternoon, out of the blue, a friend of hers called me and said, ‘Hi Michael, I have someone here that wants to talk to you.’ She said, ‘Hi, it’s me, Kathy. I just would like to say goodbye. I know I’m going to die soon, and I wanted to let you know you were very special in my life too.'”

“Every time I think about that phone call I get very sad. It was the nicest phone call I have ever received in my whole life. It meant so much to me. That someone who knew they were terminally ill and hadn’t a lot of time could actually think about me, and tell me that… I guess it is true, it’s never too late to tell somebody how you feel. She died that week, but she’ll always be in that very special place in my heart.”

Mattress Mick (Humans of Dublin)

Meanwhile…

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Mattress Mick and Mrs Mick, happily married for over 30 years.

Until she read the above

Mmf.

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31 thoughts on “Are We Human, Or Are We Mattress”

    2. ReproBertie

      You don’t think that maybe he’s mentioned it to his wife during their 30 whatsit years of marriage?

        2. Bertie Blenkinsop

          “Sometimes I like to reminisce with my wife about the good old day” – Bob Monkhouse.

  3. rotide

    Lovely story.

    Wouldn’t it be a great idea to do this series except in New York?

    It could be called Humans of New York! I know it would be a bit of a rip-off of Humans of Dublin, but I don’t think anyone would notice.

    They don’t call me an ideas guy for nothing

    2. ahjayzis

      Ah shurrup y’auld cynic!

      It’s a totally transferable idea and works well anywhere there’s, like, humans.

      1. rotide

        Ah i know, the blurb just read like it was this totally original idea.

        I was just acting out from the weepy agression micks story gave me!

    3. Cathy

      Lizard People of New York is life affirming work

      As is Humans of Donald Trump

      (Humans of the Sesh gets an honorary mention)

  6. fluffybiscuits

    I think people would understand that we can be in love with others but that does not unnecessarily mean we would be unfaithful. Lovely story and its nice that she said goodbye :)

  8. Spaghetti Hoop

    I’ve far more interesting human stories than that. Alas, I guess I’m not a mattress superhero.

  9. Tish Mahorey

    Love comes fast, forgetting takes a lifetime.

    I have someone I longed for and actually could have had back. But I realised that the person I was with was true love, the lasting kind ;)

    And I made the right decision. If she was gone I’d never survive it.

  11. jack johnson

    “I think people would understand that we can be in love with others but that does not unnecessarily mean we would be unfaithful”

    ??????

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