Getting Old
Paul Simon talks about getting old and jokes about perspective - “the Bible is old…you’re NOT old.” But sometimes comparisons like that don’t mean a whole bunch to personal perspective.
This week I actually had a developer tell me, “thank you, sir”. And that was a real kicker. It might be different if I thought he was being sarcastic. But he meant it, and that’s what stings. Not that it’s bad for me to be treated with respect. Respect is good. But I would rather some pimply-faced kid call me sir than someone who is likely my age. But pimply faced kids usually just give me the shivers.
A few weeks more and I’ll have a new daughter and that will certainly make me a sir. I’ll be someone’s dad, someone’s parent and, hopefully, someone’s hero.
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