One of the children's books in the latest batch I borrowed from the library, is about time. And one of the pages has a picture showing a young baby, a pre-teen girl, a youngish adult woman and a grey-haired woman.
From new life to aged decreptitude in less than a second.
I've seen insurance ads on the telly which effectively do the same thing i.e. show a baby grow up, find a job, get married, greet his new grandchild and finally, dodder away to his grave.
Am I the only one who finds these sped-up lives thoroughly depressing?
They are depressing but they are also a good way for a guy to see what to expect if he gets married, ha,ha..
ReplyDeleteI find that my own life seems to be speeding up in the same fashion which is depressing enough!
ReplyDeletehappy and blue2: but there isn't one depicting a time line for a single guy - baby grows up, gets a job, gets drunk, tries picking up numerous women, dies surrounded by fat, illegimate children hoping for an inheritance ;-)
ReplyDeletems mac: my feelings exactly!
beth: when I went back to university, I had to put up with the fact that the last time I was there, I was about 18 years younger. But my grades were much better second time around ;-)
You're right. Those types of ads are really what I'd call 'uppers'.
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