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Am I right to compete for their attention?
Yes, you are. Otherwise you will remain invisible. I believe that humans live a better life, when it includes mutual interaction. It may hurt (I certainly have had my share of this). But it also may nurture. Without it, we will dry up like a plant without water.
On the other hand, don't listen to me too closely, I'm just this old guy who happens to come here once in a while.
~bartender? Maybe my neighbor needs a hot milk with honey more than another absinthe, but ask him, if you would please be so kind. Thanks. And since it's early in the afternoon, I would like to have coffee with lots of milk, na, not cream, and a bowl of those wonderful cookies with spices ... thanks so much!
> I'm just this old guy who happens to > come here once in a while.
Same here... and now am I wondering where 61 fits in the overall pub age spectrum....
<imagines it seeming just shy of half a millennium to most of the patrons>
(FWIW, 61 happens to be my so-called "golden" birthday year.)
I'm rationally aware of this reality and can correctly identify its consequences, it's just… hard to subordinate my irrationalities to this higher–level understanding. They have a firm grasp on the powerful primæval layers of psyche. It's so strange that there are forces at play so opposite in nature and direction inside a single mind.
Whether coming from someone old or not, a reasonable point of view should be held in high regard. And repetition is the most effective way of internalization.
Don't worry, one (admittedly large) glass of absinthe is my self–imposed limit. I don't like getting too drunk too often anyway — there's a sweet spot that's very easy to overshoot and then it just gets bad to my stomach. I don't recall ever having hot milk with honey, but it sounds intriguing. Is it supposed to have some specific effect? I'll have one out of curiosity, thank you for the suggestion. Those cookies smell so good! I need to filch the recipe, mom would be happy to try it out.