One of the few beauties of the so-called golden years is the beginning of the dissolution of the ego. As Jobs brought up, much of that is based on realizing how fast time is moving and death is on the horizon. So many things that seemed so important earlier on in life start to look silly at this stage of the game. That is actually a very freeing state. I can honestly say this has been the very best period of my life, and I have had some great ones.
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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