Old

The moments in life when I feel old are rare. Today was one of them. The simple and absolutely undramatic reason: JJ found a "1 Pfennig" coin of our former currency D-Mark and happily told me that she found another Euro coin from a foreign country. I explained to her that this was our former currency and all was good.

When my thoughts went on, I noticed that, when I was a boy, people told me about the german currencies in former times before the "DM", and while they told me about that, they appeared in my eyes as very, very old people.
I don't know how I appeared in JJs eyes today but I felt like a very, very old person....just for a few moments though ;-)

Dexys Midnight Runners - Old

Old, have memories to keep all cold away.
What is that you say?
No sense to dwell.
Old, are you ridiculed and fumed away,
No attention paid?
I thought as much. Yes and the dumb patriots have their say,
Only see their way.
Nothing to sell.
And worse from us, so obvious,
Preposterous, when you think of the time that each has spent.
Words heaven sent and truly meant to show
Old, may I sit down here and learn today?
I'll hear all you say.
I won't go away.