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Old love, mellow love


Unspun must be aging as he catches himself increasingly muttering to himself the Oscar Wilde quote that “youth is wasted on the young.”Another sign of aging is that Unspun found this article in the International Herald Tribute quite touching. What can one say? “I’m old, I’m old. I wear my trousers rolled.”

clipped from www.iht.com
SO this, in the end, is what love is.

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s husband, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, has a romance with another woman, and the former justice is thrilled — even visits with the new couple while they hold hands on the porch swing — because it is a relief to see her husband of 55 years so content.

What culture tells us about love is generally young love. Songs and movies and literature show us the rapture and the betrayal, the breathlessness and the tears. The O’Connors’ story, reported by the couple’s son in an interview with a television station in Arizona, where Mr. O’Connor lives in an assisted-living center, opened a window onto what might be called, for comparison’s sake, old love.

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2 responses to “Old love, mellow love”

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    Mat Salo

    Youth wasted on the young? Uh-oh, don’t remind me – we’re all getting older. But wiser? Hmmm.

    Didn’t realise you were back, probably knocking back a few at NPC last nite, eh? Too bad I’m still in Kaltim, Pak. Would’ve been glad to join you. Hope Unker Zorro gave you a grand welcome!

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  2. unspun Avatar
    unspun

    @Mat Salo: Yep, did the old one-arm exercise with Rocky, Nuraina, SK and good old Unker Zorro. Wanted to chat more with them but I had to leave early. Sigh.

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