Things I Learned From the Native American Man

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I was driving through northern Arizona when I spotted a sign on the side of the road — “AUTHENTIC NAVAJO JEWELRY SOLD HERE.”

I pulled over, parked the car and got out. A Native American man in a baseball cap, blue athletic t-shirt and a pair of jeans greeted me.

“I’ve been waiting for you,” he said. “And I’ve been waiting for you,” I replied.