“What would be the perfect age of a man for you?” Lolita asked me.
“32,” I answered without a moment’s hesitation.
“Why?”
“I don’t know. Maybe because that’s the age that I still see myself as. It’s weird, because I was dating 32 year olds when I was 18, and now that I’m 48, I’m still attracting a lot of 32 year olds into my life. The number 32 must have some special significance for me. But I can’t imagine what.”
“Why don’t you ask Lorenzo?” Lolita had suggested that I consult with Lorenzo on so many different topics including dream interpretations, childhood fears, and whatnot, that I had scheduled an extra appointment with him just to get some answers. So, I added the number 32 to my list.
When I saw Lorenzo, I asked him,
“Does the number 32 have some special significance in my life?”
“Yes,” he responded immediately. “But before I tell you what it is, why do you ask?”
I told him about the conversation that Lolita and I had had.
“What comes after 32?” Lorenzo asked me.
“Ummm… 33?”
“A! And what is the significance of 33?”
“Beats me.”
“33 is the age at which Jesus died.”
“Oh? So, what’s the significance of the age of death of this mythological man?”
Lorenzo looked at me as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
“But Jesus was a real man of flesh and blood.” I got the feeling that it wasn’t important to Lorenzo whether or not I believed that Jesus was the son of God, but…
“See, I don’t believe that.”
That really blew his mind.
“Why don’t you believe that? There’s evidence…”
“There’s no evidence…”
And a short discussion ensued in which we agreed to disagree.
“At any rate,” Lorenzo continued, “33 is generally considered to be the age of spiritual maturity. Jesus worked on himself spiritually for 32 years, and then he started to teach others what he had learned…”
“So, if 33 is the age of spiritual maturity, and I’m attracted to 32 year old guys, that means that I’m attracted to guys who are on their way to becoming spiritually realized, but have not yet arrived?”
“A!”
“And if I see myself as a 32 year old, that means that I am also spiritually immature?”
“A!”
Mystery solved. Except that most of the really spiritually evolved people that I know are still in their 20’s, but there I go taking everything literally again. Just goes to show how spiritually immature I am.
So, how about you? What age is your perfect mate?
