My Grandfather was a man of few words...
Sep. 25th, 2000 12:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pluralOn my 15th birthday, he informed me, that I was becoming a man, as such he would pass on the four pieces of advice his grandfather had given him.
He took me aside and handed me my birthday present which was a straight razor shaving kit,
and proceeded to dispense this advice.
1) Do not go side to side
2) Never trust a woman with cold lips
3) You are a jerk, it is part of being a man, if you are lucky, you will find a woman who can appreciate your failings, do not fail her.
4) Get Married, if you are lucky you will be divinely happy, if you are unlucky, you will become a philosopher.
While this obscure and sage advice stuck with me, I look back and realize, these few words consisted of the vast majority of the word exchanged between us.
He took me aside and handed me my birthday present which was a straight razor shaving kit,
and proceeded to dispense this advice.
1) Do not go side to side
2) Never trust a woman with cold lips
3) You are a jerk, it is part of being a man, if you are lucky, you will find a woman who can appreciate your failings, do not fail her.
4) Get Married, if you are lucky you will be divinely happy, if you are unlucky, you will become a philosopher.
While this obscure and sage advice stuck with me, I look back and realize, these few words consisted of the vast majority of the word exchanged between us.
