Mark's Interview Cont

Me: What were you like growing up?
Mark: I am ashamed to admit this...but, I was very sheltered. Television in our home was only allowed on after my sister and I went to bed. We were encouraged to read, study and etc. My mother was unable to go to college due to becoming pregnant,marrying my father and basically, starting a family. She wanted the best for my sister and I. My father and herself were very strict in rules,manners and etc
Me: No TV!!!??? My god, were you born into a concentration camp and forced to walk around with your fists up in the air??? {laughing}
Mark: Cute Ronnie...Very Cute. Well you know my mother, you see how she is.
Me: I plead the fifth here sweetheart. Because she does seem to like me.....and I do have to break bread with her on sundays occassionaly. So, tell me when did you first realize that you were gay
Mark: I had my first homosexual expierence in college. I had been with females before...but after that encounter i knew. It felt right. I felt at peace.
Me: Name one thing that frightens you?
Mark: Your father {laughing}
Me: Funny. Seriously though.
Mark: War
Me: Me too actually. It frightens me especially for my nephew and neice. They were so young when the September 11th attacks took place. And because of that, they didn't feel safe. Its very difficult to explain to a child how there are some people in this world who wish to destroy it and you. To totally eridicate ones sense of safety. What is your dream?
Mark: To be successful in my work for a very long time. To eventually obtain the means of not working and providing a great life for you and I when we are older. The day we exchanged our vows, i remember thinking before hand..."God....thank you. Thank you for giving him to me. Give me the courage to face the opposition against our union and continue to grant me the means of providing for us. Help me to never let him down."
Me: You could never let me down Mark. If you lost your job tomorrow and we woke up without a boot to piss in......I wouldn't care. I married you because I love you. I honestly can not imagine a day without you and I wouldnt attempt to try too
We agree that my family and yours are extremely different, yet get along very well. Why do you think that is?
Mark: Well, your mother is an angel. How can anyone NOT like her? Totally impossible. But, the true spark that ignites our families as one is that both your family and mine are very real. What you see is what you get. It's an honesty aspect.
Me: Name one person whom you dislike?
Mark: {laughing} Oh no...no way. I am not answering that one. You KNOW who it is. And truthfully..it is not that I "hate" him. I am more inclined to say that I feel sorry for him. Atleast from what I have come to know.
Me: Fair enough. After you have moved on from this world, what would you hope would be said about you and your life?
Mark: I hope that I am remembered for the compassion I had given to my patients. For the love you and I shared.....just that I was basically a good man.