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So why not?
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Blanket Love
Third beer in
Still the anxiety
Seeps through the legs
Like a bad blood transfusion
Reminding me of my fallibilities
And how strong
It actually is.
Relief will come soon
Followed by a brazenness
That I rarely feel
Though wish it were often so.
Or should I simply accept
The way I am?
Negative
Melancholic
And self-destructive.
I wouldn’t treat another
This way
Yet, I can’t silence
The inner tormentor
Who betrays me often
Whilst also keeping me honest
And real.
A conundrum
I can’t seem to unravel.
Perhaps the worst thing is
The recent realisation
That I’ll still be this way
At 75
If I make it that far
And possibly worse
And I’m already
So tired.
Some sanctuary then
At 55
Is still being able to
Find relief
Within the false blanket
Of booze
Which is only now
Wrapping me in its warmth.
Soothed
At last
For tonight only.
11.1.23 7.45 pm
First poem of 2023.
Can an old dog really be taught new tricks? Or are their
minds as stiff as their knee joints?
An 'old dog' certainly can learn new concepts,
depending on the person, and that young people can also be just as close minded
or stubborn.
Admittedly it is harder to learn new things when you’re
older but again, much of it is down to attitude. It’s up to the individual. I’m a big believer of the individual over group stereotyping.
Young people have their opinions on things and you can’t shake them to accept a differing view. We were all young and quite opinionated. We/they saw the world in black and white. Especially today with the internet, people are able to find groups with the same thinking and then ‘groupthink’ becomes the norm. People want to fit in so they curb their thinking to suit.
Meanwhile, others are demonised. Just try to offer any member of those
groups or ideology a differing opinion and watch the hateful hysteria come
charging at you like a rampaging elephant protecting its young.
Older people too are just as guilty. Young and old, it
really makes no difference. It’s just people. Most are very set in their ways of
thinking and living. Everyone likes to claim that they’re open minded but I
guarantee that once you start challenging their belief system in any way,
they’ll close up shop and the anger will bubble up and over like a pot of
boiling pasta. They’ve already had their belief systems reinforced by the type
of material they read and absorb, whether it be articles, books, documentary’s,
movies, memes, anything. Most people are like that.
(For the record, many assume that being ‘open-minded’ refers
to someone’s sexual preferences. It’s so much more).
It’s the rare person who makes the effort to understand
other concepts. ‘Oh no, they’re right wing! I couldn’t possibly listen to a
word they say.’
‘Oh, they’re gay. I don’t care about their lifestyle. Just
leave me out of it.’
‘They vote the opposite to me so they’re obviously
ignorant.’
As we settle into middle age those belief systems are
generally set in like concrete, whereas young people still have the potential
to see other ways of thinking. Once they get into their thirties, they are exposed to
different things. Plus, there’s no better teacher than life experience. At
least there’s some POTENTIAL there.
Once something is ingrained for decades it’s very difficult
to change. That’s understandable. Life gets a bit harder as we age with health
issues and just getting tired from having to work and move through life, so
learning new things don’t occur as often. There’s just not the time or energy
that there once was.
It’s human nature to find comfort in the routine.
As for learning a
new skill, it’s absolutely possible for an older person to do it. You hear of
the occasional story of someone who got a degree at seventy or did something
remarkable. It’s humanly possible. Just not common.
Children come into the world soaking up everything they see and hear like sponges. It’s how we learn. It’s how we know what the world actually IS. It’s how we learn languages. How many kids are mirror images of their parents?
When they become teenagers they seek out their own paths but are still very impressionable. They’ll more than likely copy one of their friends, a dominant figure in the group, or behave to impress those people or a new romantic interest.
In any regard, there’s great change and great scope to learn in these
years. It’s also a chaotic time so it doesn’t always go very well. Most
teenagers find those years dramatic. But they are willing to try things out as
they still don’t really know what they like and don’t like. Some, not all. Some
know from an early age exactly what interests them. (I was one. Yet still took
stupid risks doing things I shouldn’t have done).
And then there’s the
whole argument of nature versus nurture. How much is already programmed into
the DNA? Quite a lot. You can find siblings who were separated from a young age
for example and grew up in different circumstances and be reunited later in
life, even decades later and discover that they both have similar traits.
That’s genetics.
You can’t rule out
the environment however. Events help shape us, and can also bring us unstuck if
it’s been a difficult upbringing. The way we think is determined by both genetics and our upbringing. Inquisitive parents usually lead to
an inquisitive child in some way. However, by the late teen years, good luck
trying to teach them new concepts that isn’t through standard education. Show
me most twenty-year-old’s and I’ll show you someone with a closed mind.
“I’m not young enough to know everything.” Oscar
Wilde.
In essence, we’re all old dogs set in our ways, even to our own detriment. We can’t escape ourselves, no matter how hard we try. Some are more open minded than others. Some are accepting of some things, as others' sexuality as one example but not other aspects, like people's religious beliefs.
Some are more open to learning new
concepts and ways of thinking than others. Most aren’t but they’ll more than
likely tell you they are. Dig a little deeper and they’ll reveal themselves.
At the end of the
day, it’s really little to do with being older but the individual’s own
character.
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Talking to strangers. Is it wise?
Here's a short video poem I made in 2022 which explains it all.
Watch Friendly Fire
Reminded me of this song from 1982, a big hit despite it being quite avant garde.
Talking to a Stranger - Hunters and Collectors
More Video Poems
There are a few considered for the title.Three are listed here. They are constructions rather than natural wonders.
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| 1912 after major clearing and before reconstruction work began |
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| Temple of the Sun or Torreon |
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| By Ian Sewell - IanAndWendy.com Photo gallery from Easter Island, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1193567 |
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| By I, Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6027150 |
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| The Obelisk at Axum in 1805 |
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| By Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org - Original Photograph, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=543948 |
