Born in the wrong era? No. There is no wrong era.

Z-a-l.
what does it stand for? is it short for something? or is that his full name?

he came and left, all without uttering a single word.
just like a hero.
today, he was my hero.

in my time of despair, he was the light that tore through my darkness.
the hand that caught me when i was falling...
he was the reason i held on just abit longer.
when i thought all hope was lost, he showed me that it wasn't.
.
.
.
when i was standing there.
all alone.
no toilet paper.
unable to tahan any longer...
he appeared.
there on his name tag..."Zal".

"sorry, the toilet no more toilet paper, could i have some please?"

he walks off.
2 minutes later,
he returns.

"thank you very much!"

and that was the last i saw of him.