Aging is a Matter of Perspective


Everyone has been guilty of looking at another's age and thinking,
"Surely I cannot look that old." I'm sure you've done the same. If so,
you may enjoy this short story.

While waiting for my first appointment in the reception
room of a new dentist, I noticed his certificate, which
bore his full name.  Suddenly, I remembered that a tall
boy with the same name had been in my high school class
some 40 years ago. Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any
such thought.

This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face
was too old to have been my classmate.

After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had
attended the local high school.

"Yes," he replied.

"When did you graduate?" I asked.

He answered, "In 1957."

"Why, you were in my class!" I exclaimed.

He looked at me closely and then asked, "What did you teach?"

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