Hello, strangers.
2 blog posts in one day? Crazy, I know.. but I was inspired and had to get my thoughts down before I forget them (read previous post)! :)
So, I had my first class of the fall semester today. My professor is a balding, older man, whose pants are pulled up a little too high, making them a little too short. He's somewhat serious, with a dry (but I must mention VERY funny) sense of humor and a zest for life I haven't seen in many people.He tells a lot of stories, but they are all very interesting, and I can tell he is really passionate about his career (which is a good thing, considering he's teaching us about career counseling!).
I view myself as a pretty observant person, and I noticed that my professor has these small (but pretty defined) laugh line wrinkles on the side of each of his eyes. Now, I must admit... up until this point, I feared getting wrinkles when I get older. Vain, I know.. but in my eyes, age lines seemed to be one of the worst parts of getting older. However, after seeing my professor (and his wrinkles) today, my whole view on wrinkles have changed drastically. In fact, I hope to one day have laugh line wrinkles like my professor.. because then that would mean that I lived a very happy life filled with tons of smiles and laughter.
Funny how one small observation can change your (or at least my) whole view about a topic. I hope that you too have a life filled with many happy times, evidenced by your small but very defined laugh line wrinkles later on in life! :)
that is a great way to look at it :) laughter is the key to a happy life! although nothing is going to make me put down all my anti-aging creams, lol. i'm excited for my husband to get deep wrinkles when he gets older though. i call them "man wrinkles" and man wrinkles are sexy! :D
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ReplyDeleteFound this on the website for 1000 Awesome Things:
"1000 Awesome Things
August 24, 2011 #172 Laugh lines
Bathtubs are crystal balls.
Soak in them long enough and you’ll get a wrinkly idea of what you’ll look like in years.
Brothers and sisters, since skin creases will wedge into the cracks and corners of all of our bodies over all of our lives we’ve got two big choices on living with them: love ‘em or let ‘em bother you. And if you choose option two, it’s a world of fancy creams and face-stretching for you.
Nope, I say just get used to them. Love your wrinkles! Squishy baby elbows, silky smooth legs, and pimple-smeared prom faces will all slowly morph into Wrinkle Homes. Forehead wrinkles, cheek wrinkles, saggy arm wrinkles, you’ll have them all. Life will still be a ball but you’ll just be telling the world you lived it.
Now there’s something especially sweet about laugh line wrinkles. You know, I’m talking about the ones creased into your dimples when you smile, the crow’s feet in the corners of your eyes when you laugh, and all the little lines that pop out of your chucking face whenever you hear a good joke.
Laugh lines are a sign that you lived and lived well.
Congratulations on laughing your whole life.
AWESOME!"