“Yeah he’s doing well in school now, but wait until he discovers girls”. Or change the he to a she and it’s the same lament. Let me tell you, I experienced this first hand. From a smart young kid who wanted to be a doctor to a frustrated, low grade achieving teenager, who thought about nothing else save sex, specifically sex with girls. I say girls because teenager boys who are gay think about sex with boys, girls with boys or other girls, if they are so inclined. That is the way it is, “e’ un fatto”.
Of course this time in our lives is when our minds are the most creative, supple and absorbent. And what the hell was I doing, thinking about girls. Sitting in a classroom, riding a bus, in a movie, trying to do homework or, god forbid, a dance. Oh no!!!. An elderly Buddhist monk was asked what life was like after his sex drive had diminished. His answer; “like getting off a wild horse”. I rode that horse for many years. Abstinence only? That has to be the dumbest thing ever conceived by man. It’s like trying not to eat anymore, the only thing you think about is food. Try going on a diet.
Well I’m here to tell you that you can get a “do over”. The trick is you have to wait until you are retired and most of all you must keep yourself in good physical shape. Being retired and in bad health is as bad, or worse than a teenager with hormones.
It’s tough to retire, especially when your job defines who you are, but the liberation that can come with retirement is worth the anxiety of actually doing it. People say that they can’t wait to retire but when that day nears, panic can set in.
My wife likes to say that I’m not retired, (retired has a bad connotation) I’m just doing other things. Things I love doing, like playing my guitar and writing this piece. I’m a teenager again, but without those dreaded hormones.
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