I had to laugh at this great quote from Victorian writer Judith Stern, when I saw it in my week-to-view diary:
‘Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair.’
When the hair starts thinning and the reading glasses appear, then you finally ‘get’ what life is all about. The understanding of human nature and the insight you have gained over many decades has helped you to realise why you were put upon this earth. However, can you pass your wisdom onto the next generation? No you cannot, because they are not listening.
You have your comb at the ready, but you can’t use it! Arrgh!!!!!
dgkaye said:
Lol so good! 🙂
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Jessica Bakkers said:
Haha, I like it.
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Darlene said:
It seems they aren´t listening but they actually are. My kids quote me sometimes and I think, did I actually say those wise words? My daughter often says things like, Remember when you taught me….. or I was going to…. but then I remembered what you used to say. When I see my son with his kids, I know I taught him well. Of course, some things they have to learn on their own. We can only do so much. Love the comb analogy.
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Stevie Turner said:
Yes, I often catch my sons saying things to their children that they had heard from me in their childhood, so perhaps they were listening?
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franklparker said:
At an event last night, Richard Ford quoted F Scott Fitzgerald: A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. I guess that, not only can we not pass on our lessons, we rarely learn or heed them ourselves.
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jenanita01 said:
The older and wiser always used to pass on their wisdom. I wonder why it doesn’t happen anymore, when did we stop listening?
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Stevie Turner said:
Hmm… good question!
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jenanita01 said:
Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks for the re-blog.
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