Reflections of a thought process after 42 and a day before 43. Turning 40 was no dig deal to me. If I remember correctly. I think it was with relative ease and a slight hangover. But that is now three years ago, and some memories of youth seem more vibrant than those of just a few years ago. Strange. Not that my youth was that much better. Actually life is much fuller now than then. So I blame it on being busy,having a full life, that the memories of the recent here and now become mushed together. In my younger daze I could blame it on being slightly stoned, arrogant or full of imbecile notions of what the world was. I no longer smoke weed. The saying as you get old you get wiser. Well I guess one can only hope so. But dont just rest upon a crutch just yet. As you get older you learn how and why you have to pay taxes, the the consequences of a bad diet, the horrors of the post ejaculation after shocks of bedding down with a drunken or desperate decision. So much of this can slide by a younger man. So much of this can empower an older man to feel that he is still young. I am glad to be past my youth and content in my family and creative compound of now. A king in his castle? A Conan to his own quest is more like it. A Thoreau knee deep in the muck of his own Walden pond. So yeah. Another fine year to be thankful for. Refelections are best left to mirrors still intact and rain puddles free of oil slicks. I see nothing wrong in looking back, taking stock and carrying on. What else is there to do. Decent health, no serious mental problems, a fine family, somewhat respectable friends and the oppurtunity to do what I want with my life. Best sorted today. War is not upon my doorstep either. So. Not so much Charlie and the golden ticket, but who needs all that sugar anyway. The fact is that the peanut butter encrusted face of my daughter will be the most magical thing I see today. In my world I am lucky enough to see wonders all the time. I thank my wife for that. Thank you, Mara. I just wonder when in the tomorrows, I may need bifocals to see it all with? And going bald hasnt really phased me at all.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:08:50 +0000
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