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Quincy
- I try to start my day with a positive frame of mind and my
instinct following behind me. This particular day the blue
sky is laced with fast moving clouds that remind me of
cotton candy pulled apart. I take a long look…. as I head
for city hall. Volunteering to bring copies of “South Shore
Senior News” for distribution, my eye caught sight of an
attractive women walking towards me. I adjusted my steps to
a slower pace, timing is everything, so at the point of
passing me I smiled and asked her if she wanted a copy, she
replied “but I’m not a senior.” “It doesn’t matter,” I said
“you’re working on it every day and so am I.” We both
laughed as I handed her a copy with a smile. It’s amazing
what a smile can do, never doubt that.
Even with an open mind you must know when to talk and when
to keep your mouth closed. There are times when holding a
conversation with a certain someone I know, who never lets
me finish my statement, before injecting a response and
never stopping. I listen patiently for a while and then ask
“when are you going to stop talking?” Anytime you converse
with that kind of a person, you can bet that nothing you’ve
said has registered, since they are planning the next verbal
assault into a variety of subjects.
Is there a day when you are faced with making a decision and
you are not sure what course of action you should take?
You’re doubting, questioning and with very little time to
make up your mind. We are able to fall back on our instinct.
Has Man any real instincts in the sense that lower animals
do? Man may have his instincts, but he also has other modes
of adjustment that come into play. Instinct is a term used
to categorize behavior that appears to develop largely
independent of experience. Most animals perform both
instinctive action and learned actions. Human beings seem to
modify much of their behavior by learning.
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