Ageing

Ageing I saw a picture of him in the newspaper the famous writer at seventy two, and thought: my god, he looks old; yet I´m older than him. He was going on about his illnesses like they should be badges of honour. I look like him, but my mirror says I look not a day over fifty two which is a blessing. We are all narcissists at heart and stuck with an image of ourselves that is untrue, but life cannot rob us of our delusion. A warning though, do not smile to women who have not got a wrinkle or two and need to dye their hair.