{"id":4610,"date":"2010-07-05T13:09:39","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T13:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/i-grow-old.html"},"modified":"2010-07-05T13:09:39","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T13:09:39","slug":"i-grow-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/i-grow-old.html","title":{"rendered":"“I grow old…”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n“I grow old…
\nI shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled…” <\/em><\/p>\n

— TS Eliot, “Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock” <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Yeah, I hear you, Alfred.<\/p>\n

The other day, I decided to try out a new barber shop.  A nice young Greek fellow named Nick did a fine job.  When he finished, since there’s a “seniors” discount, he politely, shyly, asked me my age. <\/p>\n

“51,” I said.  <\/p>\n

He beamed.  <\/p>\n

Great, I thought.  “Nick,” I asked, “am I old enough for the discount?”  <\/p>\n

He smiled politely and shook his head.  <\/p>\n

“How old do I have to be?”  <\/p>\n

He smiled and handed me my change.  <\/p>\n

“65.  Have a good day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
“Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 I do not think that they will sing to me…”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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