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The cougar’s perspective

- Ian KirkeA

I recall reading, or maybe I was told, that people don’t mind change unless it happens to them. I have searched the internet looking for the author of this gem, alas without success. However, I remain convinced that it is buried somewhere within the information highway and one day I will be able to credit the person who penned this wonderful idiom since it contradicts the very essence of being human. Change is part of our DNA. The phases of our life from newborn to tot, teen to thirty-something, and beyond, evidence this natural evolutional transformation. Socially too, change is frequent, furious, and often frightening. The simple task of searching for my elusive quote via the fad of the world wide web, without spending hours in the library, was only possible once I had reached my thirties. By this time, I had dated, married, and had two children. But how would my life have changed if I had commenced the first of these milestones with the assistance of the internet? My dating skills have always been at best, hamfisted, and my success has been bolstered by my natural style of humor. Often this superpower is down to my naivety, clumsiness, and lack of social etiquette, making the other sex smile.

As an example, I once ordered a cravat of wine whilst at The Ivy in London. Thankfully, the waiter brought me a carafe rather than a fancy necktie.