Can't take an old dog new tricks

Pushy seniors... like those who cut to the front of the line because they think that they're only asking a question and therefore that makes it ok, such as the woman at the post office this morning. Or worse, they think they're entitled (even though having seniority does not make it so in every situation). Meanwhile, they're taking attention away from the customer the clerk is attending and holding up the rest of the line, all because they don't want to wait in line to ask the question, and they want things to be convenient for them.

People do become set in their ways, but I still think that one should feel ashamed for having lived so long and having so much time and opportunity to improve one's character, and yet not doing so, neglecting even basic courtesy.

If only more people would be acquainted with Cicero's De Senectute.

In the dialogue, Cato tells us "that the arms best adapted to old age are culture and the active exercise of the virtues. For if they have been maintained at every period - if one has lived much as well as long - the harvest they produce is wonderful, not only because they never fail us even in our last days (though that in itself is supremely important), but also because the consciousness of a well - spent life and the recollection of many virtuous actions are exceedingly delightful."

Alas, most people just don't give a thought to the cultivation of character.

If the only person you love is yourself, what rotten company you must have.