Old Soul

I have always been older than my age. I have an old soul as some would say. I love black and white movies, and old jazz music and I could sit for hours listening to classical symphony music. My favorite t.v. show is I Love Lucy. And I have a decent collection of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. I feel like I was born in the wrong era sometimes. Don't get me wrong I love a lot of the newer movies and music too. But my heart swells with emotion and is taken to different worlds when I listen to something like Chopin.

For a long time I didn't understand why I loved older movies and music. I have come to realize that I love it because it doesn't have a hidden agenda. It isn't filled with vulgarity and painful reminder about where our world is at this point. It is a key to the past. A time when life although hard and not without it's problems.. but simpler. A time when people respected each other. When the simple things like a candy or a movie was a treat and not an everyday affair. I believe things were more treasured because they actually worked hard for them.