Brucio
Established Member
When you get older...
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Lots of things change as you get older.
Physical things, like hair and teeth falling out, thicker glasses, bones becoming as brittle and fragile as pasta tubes, skin getting so thin that you bruise if it's a windy day.
Mentally, you change too-but I'm not talking about Alzheimer's, or dementia or senility.
Patience.
Sometimes you find you're more patient than before, like in a supermarket checkout, and the woman in front has just bought a 29p bottle of lemonade, and is paying by credit card.
Sometimes you're less patient, like in the same situation, but the woman has just bought £100 worth of groceries, stacked up in her trolley, and seems surprised that she actually has to pay for this. So she starts looking for her purse, which is in her handbag, which is under all the groceries....
The same thing applies when you're making something.
You start off with a liitle bit of excitment, looking forward to making something.
The longer it goes on, the less the excitment, the more of it's a chore that has to be got through.
If it starts going wrong, or getting difficult, hate begins to creep in.
Then it's a case of "I'll finish this b****y thing, if it's the last thing I ever do."
Knowing inside you, that if you keep going with this attitude, it probably will be. (Remember the physical changes include your heart...)
Or am I unique and alone in thinking this way?
Bruce
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Lots of things change as you get older.
Physical things, like hair and teeth falling out, thicker glasses, bones becoming as brittle and fragile as pasta tubes, skin getting so thin that you bruise if it's a windy day.
Mentally, you change too-but I'm not talking about Alzheimer's, or dementia or senility.
Patience.
Sometimes you find you're more patient than before, like in a supermarket checkout, and the woman in front has just bought a 29p bottle of lemonade, and is paying by credit card.
Sometimes you're less patient, like in the same situation, but the woman has just bought £100 worth of groceries, stacked up in her trolley, and seems surprised that she actually has to pay for this. So she starts looking for her purse, which is in her handbag, which is under all the groceries....
The same thing applies when you're making something.
You start off with a liitle bit of excitment, looking forward to making something.
The longer it goes on, the less the excitment, the more of it's a chore that has to be got through.
If it starts going wrong, or getting difficult, hate begins to creep in.
Then it's a case of "I'll finish this b****y thing, if it's the last thing I ever do."
Knowing inside you, that if you keep going with this attitude, it probably will be. (Remember the physical changes include your heart...)
Or am I unique and alone in thinking this way?
Bruce
Spot on Bruce. The other thing that really drives me nuts is other peoples cats (here we go). I've always objected to having to clear up their mess from my garden, but as the bones have seized up and I find it an even bigger problem.
