When I was little... and into my teenage years... my mom constantly fought with me about wearing a toque or something else that was warm on my head. I didn't want to look goofy (in my mind)... or geeky (again, in my mind)... so I'd rather freeze my ear lobes off than wear a toque... Eventually, I did settle on wearing toques... but only ones that looked cool (in my mind)... or moderately civilized (again, in my mind).
Today, I am much more mindful of my head... my ears... especially when I have wet hair!! And... I bought a couple of toques the other day... One is your quintissential toque, just pull it on your head and you're good to go. But then, I surprised myself and bought one of those hats that kids used to wear... you know, with integrated ear flaps and a couple of cords on either side, to tie under your chin. It looked warm... it is warm... and it actually... to my mind... looks kind of cool!! It helps of course that other people are wearing them too... but it just got me thinking how our perceptions change over the years...
What was taboo when we were younger, is now OK. What was hip and cool back when we were younger, we wouldn't be caught dead wearing! Things don't remain the same. We don't remain the same. Even when we think we aren't changing... we are always changing... growing older, growing wiser, growing more tolerant, growing more relaxed...
We're never too old... we can always change... alter ourselves... alter our relationship with the world...
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