I was taken aback today when I stopped by the opticians to have my glasses adjusted and the frames tightened. As I started to take off my jacket, the optician said, "I see you're a hippie." Since I was the only person there, I assumed he was talking to me, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out what prompted him to say that to me. So, I responded with "What makes you think that?" "You're wearing a peace button," he said, pointing to a small black button with a white peace sign on it which was pinned to my jacket.
So many things went flying through my mind that I wanted to say back. Like, "Do you have to be a hippie to be in favor of peace?" or "What an idiotic thing to say to someone you don't know at all except through her glasses prescription." Instead, I, who never was a hippie, said "Yeah, I guess I am a hippie, if believing in peace makes me one." He disappeared into his back room to tighten my glasses. Which is all that he needed to do in the first place.
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