this morning I was taking a look at my clothes hanging in the closet when the question suddenly came up as a complaint: "Why do we have to behave old if we don´t feel old? Why do we have to be "conservative" in appearance, as if trying to hide our imperfection? why do we have to be so different?"
The greatest difference between being young and being old is not what you do, but what people do to you. In this particular case society demands too much from us, especially if we´re healthy and willing to live. I´m sure there are millions of people who would like to act young, wearing the same clothes, going to the same places, listening to the same music, having the same drinks, making the same mistakes ...
Things change, all right. They do. New trends appear in the market, with new material, different fabric; unthinkable ideas are put into action to make people live better and happier; concepts once thought eternal fall down like sand castels ... But not for us. Oh, ok, some of them can be shared by young and old. Some. About 80% of them cannot. Other people would say we´re "ridiculous" or "inadequate". Old people must look virtuous full time. And wise, too. And, most of all, very reserved.
1 comment:
Hi there.
I was most charmed by your post on my blog.
I don't mind saying that it's currently my favourite.
Praise from strangers unlooked for, is always a treasure to be cherished.
As for having little in common, well i'm sure we'll have many things, and i'll look forward to reading your own blog to discover them.
Plus! You live in Brazil (Brasil is what you call it? I'll use that in future whenever i remember) And that sounds a whole world of fascination to me.
Thanks again, for your post. It'll be a pleasure to "see" you on my blog any time.
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