Was taking my walk today with my AM/FM radio blaring county-western tunes when I had to laugh. An ad for a vitamin supplement (or something like it) came on and I barely heard a word of it until the slogan at the end.
"We help you die young when you're very old!"
I had to stop. I had to think about those words. I had to nod my head. Who on God's green earth doesn't want something to help them die young when they're very old?
I sure as hell don't want to go wailing to my tomb over lost opportunities to enjoy life. I don't want to end up making age-related excuses why I can't fulfill a dream, like dance a two-step, write a book, or visit somewhere I've never been. Or, skydive on my hundredth birthday. Yeah, I told my grandson I plan to do that. I have a while left to give him a chance to forget. Not that I don't want to jump out of a plane and rocket downward to my demise. I just have to find a pilot foolish enough to allow me to do that...
As I was chuckling over the funny slogan, I realized something else other than vitamin supplements (or Viagra) can help us die young when we're very old--romance novels!
Think about it. How can one crack the covers on a spicy love story and not feel their own creative if not sexual juices starting to flow? Get the urge to pull on a pair of cowboy boots and go dancing--with a stranger? Or at least tap a toe to the tune while sharing a beer with them--and flirting? Maybe throw on a cosplay outfit and wander around a Renaissance festival while dancing to the music, pretending to be a character in that book? No one there would hold it against you, even if you have grey hair.
I went to a bar one night a couple years ago when I saw a band called "Pink Froyd" was going to play there. I liked Pink Floyd, so I was willing to give them a try. What a band! What a night! I even got up finally with the other middle-aged women and shook my booty. You never know how much fun you could have if you just said to yourself, "What the heck? What'll it hurt? It could be fun!"
A romance novel could put you squarely in the mood to do anything fun. It won't guarantee you'll find a special someone of your own, but it will guarantee years falling off with every page you turn. And give you the urge to do something outrageous. To live!
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