Random Thoughts

First of all, you will notice there is no order or sequence, just random thoughts about what I think.  I understand that you may not agree with what I think.  That’s okay.  Write your own blog.  I don’t care.

When I was a young boy, I wondered why old men were so grumpy.  Now I know.  I won’t tell you why they are.  But, if you keep up with this blog you may find out.  If not, wait until you are old and figure it out for yourself.

 

Allow me to warn you about old people.  Never and I mean never ask an old person how they are doing.  They will tell you – for hours.  Some of them carry portable DVD players and will show you their latest medical procedure in high definition.  You want to watch a colonoscopy?  It’s best to say, “Nice to see you” or “you’re looking great.”  That really messes with their minds.

When you get old, younger people think you are stupid, ignorant, behind the times or senile or all of them. 

Do you realize that almost one hundred percent of what you know, you learned from someone else?  It’s true.  Either someone told you or you read it or heard it.  That’s assuming you can read.  If some older person didn’t teach you then you can’t.  Guess you wouldn’t be reading this in that case.

Old people are not stupid.  Think back.  Who taught you not to mess in your pants, stick your finger into an electrical outlet, jump off a tall building, or about a million other things?  An older person did.  We’re talking serious lessons here and an old person is the only one that saved your behind. 

Remember, old people have been young, but young people have not been old.  And, the way some of them behave, they are not likely to get old.  I don’t who said that but there’s a lot of that illusive truth in it.

It is natural for younger people, especially teenagers to think they know more than old people.  And, it is natural for old folks to look at them like they came from Mars, because most teenagers did – at least they act that way. 

Mark Twain said, “When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he’d learned in seven years.” He also said, “When a boy is thirteen you should put him a pickle barrel and feed him through the knot hole.  When he is sixteen, close the knot hole.” 

And, there is nothing sillier than a fourteen year old girl.  Don’t tell me I’m wrong.  I’ve been a boy and I raised a girl.  I am amazed that kids grow up.  I’m equally amazed that parents ever let them.  Old timers call it “paying for your raising.” 

It is no wonder that history repeats itself.  For eons, young people have ignored learning from the mistakes made before them and just repeat them over and over.  Since no one can live long enough to make all the stupid mistakes, wouldn’t it be better to learn from an old person that something’s won’t work or that it is just dumb to do what you want to every time?

John Wayne said, “Life is tough.  It’s a lot tougher if you’re stupid.”