Any idea why this shift shaft seal would be leaking?

Change that crap! Lol. It looks like the shaft is leaning/ out of square? Or am I trippin'? Is it loose? And, don't feel bad, I paid 300 buck to have my ( sitting 14 years after having 700 miles on er, done by P.O.)272 gone through, cat didn't do the shift shaft, Throttle Arm. Gets Better, after the Deceased ex stile the 66 Sat, when I got the Duster, I Forgot to change em, when it was out!
No, shaft is okay shifts fine. Probably just an optical delusion.
And thanks, I don't feel so dumb for forgetting to change it now. I think we all pull crap like that every now and then.