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Jonathon Goldsmith used to be the most interesting man in the world. That was before he left for a one way trip to Mars. It figures that the former most interesting man in the world would find such an interesting way to give up his title.
Don’t know who Jonathan Goldsmith is, or rather who he was? It may interest you to know that until the age of 77, Goldsmith was the brand symbol for Dos Equis beer as “the most interesting man in the world.” He’s an actor. If you saw his face, you might recognize him from any one of the very humorous commercials he has appeared in.
But, no more. The formerly golden Goldsmith has been replaced by a 41 year old, French actor whose last name is Legrand. That’s just great. Once again, a younger French dude bests out a older English guy. Nothing interesting about that.
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Used to be that it was a woman’s job to look good and get pregnant and a man’s job was to be interesting. Used to be that women were not allowed to be interesting. Now that women are encouraged to be interesting, many men are encouraged to be even more interesting. For many men trying to be more interesting can be a big waste of time and money.
What makes Dos Equis beer commercials so funny is everything the man in the commercials does is an exaggeration of what real men are constantly trying to do to gain the interest of women and their fellow men. If you want a good laugh, just Google and check some of them out.
It can cloud a man’s ability to enjoy what they can see in their own backyard or public park or in a near by mud puddle.
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As a man that is closer to 77 than 41, I am prone to think older men are more interesting than younger men. They might not be as strong or as fast, but the more experience a man has had, the more there is to be interested in. Younger men may look better, but older men have a story to tell you about how they got the interesting scar, the crooked finger, the terrible tattoo.
Having lived longer, older men have learned how to live longer, which makes it more likely that they will be around to tell you about another interesting experience they had than are younger men.
Younger men can often bore others by talking too much abut how interesting they are. Older men are more likely to have learned that going on and on about how interesting they are can become quite dull.
Many younger men consider listening to someone else talk be one of the most boring things that there is. They fidget as they wait to describe how their story they have to tell is much more interesting than is the one being told to them. Many older men have learned that if they listen, the speaker may come to find that the story they are telling is even more interesting than they realized. Good listeners are often much more valued then good talkers.
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Many men buy stuff to be interesting. They will tell you why they bought the thing they bought and why not the other thing. Many men go on vacations to be interesting. While Mars is not available as a travel destination yet, just about every other place is. There is enough available “there” to claim having “been there” and enough available “that” to claim having “done that,” to last a man a lifetime. Problem is this can get expensive. It can cloud a man’s ability to enjoy what they can see in their own backyard or public park or in a near by mud puddle.
Some older men have health problems, but they have learned that while talking about the details of their illnesses, may be interesting to them, others may be sick of hearing about it. Men staying healthy in order to be better able to lend a helping hand and then not even talking about it can be a great karma investment. I was going to write that karma deposits earn compound interest, but I think I have run out various uses for the word.
I guess I’ll go meditate now. It is the least interesting thing I know how to do.
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Amen! If there’s one thing I’m good at these days, it’s living vicariously through others. I’m the “audience” on social media. I encourage people to share their pictures and stories when they go to places, and do things I’ve never done, and will probably now never get to do.
It’s gotten to the point where people are conscious of how articulate they are when they relate their experiences, just because they know I’m listening/reading/looking.
I get an odd satisfaction from inspiring people to become better story tellers.