Matter Of Perspective

Everyone has been guilty of looking at another's age and thinking, “Surely I cannot look that old.” I'm sure you've done the same

If so, you may enjoy this short story.

While waiting for my first appointment in the reception room of a new dentist, I noticed his certificate, which bore his full name.

Suddenly, I remembered that a tall boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 40 years ago

Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought.

This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was too old to have been my classmate.

After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended the local high school.

“Yes,” he replied.

“When did you graduate?” I asked.

He answered, “In 1957.”

“Why, you were in my class!” I exclaimed.

He looked at me closely and then asked, “What did you teach?”