I sometimes feel like an old man. I'm not talking 'old man' the way my niece and nephews now jokingly refer to me or 'old man' in the way my body feels and acts. This is more being like an old man. Having class and being chivalrous. I do things that I don't notice other guys my age doing. Things like holding doors for people, giving up my seat to women and the elderly, helping people with their bags, picking up something for someone after they've dropped it, and other stuff such as that. I'm not sure where this aspect of my personality came from, but I'm glad its there.
There are some parts of me that I know exactly where they came from. I like to take my time when its permitted, I enjoy taking in the scenery and I enjoy learning new things. Those three things come from my dad. He was the type of man who would rather take the long way to where we were going instead of the fastest and most direct route because we might see something good.
Maybe 'old man' is the wrong way to describe this feeling. A better description might be to say that I feel like I was born in the wrong decade. I feel maybe I should have been born in the 20's or 30's or possibly before.
Please, don't get me wrong, I enjoy being the person that says 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am'. I just wish there were more people around me who also enjoyed it.
Peace On Your Day,
Keith
