40 years. All the people who are on the road to pass over this age say it's nothing. I'm on my way now to be on that bloody number. And believe me, these people are big bastards liars. Let's be clear .. it is a horrible time and this is it! When this birthday sensitive approaches more and more, so you feel you have to do a kind of "recapitulation of life."
So for the last 2 days, I sat at my computer and I started this job depressive staff, not something funny.
After a few hours, I was close to suicide attempt as the final word that came to mind was "selfish"!
Who could objectively say that I am useful on this planet, except my mother? But you know "mothers", they are soft. I could say that I sell heroin and smuggling of organs Indian child in Colombia and she will still think she gave birth to a genius ago 40! So I decided to make a list. A long, honest. At first I wanted to write the 10 worst things I've ever done, but I could fill 10 pages, so I switched it to go directly to the 10 best things I've ever done. After an hour, my page was always empty! Maybe I was too ambitious with myself wanting to remember the best, so I started writing simple beautiful things. It went something like this:
- When I was five I bought a packet of French cigarettes "Gypsy brown" for my mother for 30 years, very well wrapped in newspaper old and dirty. She still remembered, as she was not a smoker. So it shows how I am generous and careful with my mother.
- At the same age, I told my father I wanted to be an antique dealer (like him). I proudly brought her old iron material from a giant garbage where I watched these pieces of metal art for hours. As he saw that I'm dirty like a rat, he insisted on giving me a French Franc (20 cents) for these jewels. I refused firmly, it shows how I am honest and visionary, as I am still an antiques dealer and most of the time as a dirty antique hunting rat!
- When I was eight, I accompanied my grandmother to church. Seems a simple task, but since I'm five times in my life to a church service, then it shows that I love my grandmother very much.
- When I was 10 I gave a gift to my other grandmother. Considering that I hated my other grandmother, it shows that I'm not vindictive.
- When I was 12, I hid in an antique armoire in my father's shop to smoke my first cigarette, my mother caught him and I accepted that I was smoking because I really could not deny. This shows that I am not a liar.
- When I was 14, I broke my arm and leg jumping from a stage and immediately tried to walk on my broken leg before collapsing. This shows that I am a strong guy.
- When I was 17, I left home to live my own life. It was basically a disaster, but it shows that I could be independent from very young.
- When I'm 21, I finally got me to have my degree three years late. It shows that I am not a bright guy, but then a very persistent person.
- When I was 24 I split with my girlfriend for "No reason at all" after a seven-year relationship. This shows that I am completely crazy, but then, I give the opportunity to others to better destiny (Anne has three beautiful children now, me zero, not even an ugly).
- When I'm 27, I was very satisfied with my life until I became, once again crazy - to date a British girl. It shows that, "as a French who hates the British," I can make sacrifices.
- When I was 29, my little friend British divided with me. It shows that, despite the efforts, the British and the French hate each other forever. But it shows that I am a guardian of peace by attempting the impossible.
- When I was 30, I was crying like a child to try to find my beautiful small British friend. It shows that I am a very sensitive person (Tanya is also married with two children, none of them are mine.)
- When I'm 33, I had many girlfriends . It shows that I am a sharing person.
- When I'm 37 I stopped thinking about how I should handle my life. It shows that I am very reasonable!
- When I am 39 I took a dog. It shows that I love animals and that "hope" is not a word that I will use in the future.
So finally, here is the summary. I am: kind, honest and visionary, like my grandmother, not bad, not a liar, strong, independent, persevering, give the opportunity to others, a dedicated, sensitive, peacekeeper, sharing of the person, freedom of personality, I love animals and I'm realistic about my own life!
I'm quite surprised by this recap. 40 years, I finally made me much good, except one, but I'll keep it to myself.
Then my young neighbor arrived. At seven, very sweet girl named Laura. She came to me the race from the front door and shouted a big "Happy Birthday Uncle Seb!" And jumped into my arms. I was very happy. I gave him chocolate milk. I was working on my laptop while sitting in front of me and looked at me with her beautiful black eyes. And she looked at me and looked at me and looked at me. So finally I asked, and she said with a smile "What's New Laura, why are you looking at me like that?" "You are very old uncle Seb ago, your hair is gray like my grandmother, but yet, do you think we can marry? "I was amazed, I just said," Sure sweet heart, your father will try to kill me first, but yes we can marry someday. "I saw something flashing in his eyes and a big smile on her face. What a gift!
Someone important to me asked me why we do not feel the same thing for Christmas Eve New year for example. And she's right, I no longer felt the New year's Eve, despite how we change in a year. I feel just drunk on that date! Numbers mean nothing, finally, fill your life of adventure, joy and incredible moments. We need to be crazy, stupid and sometimes extreme. We need to fail, to be down, getting up, falling again and finally to celebrate all our birthdays on December 31.