In Reply to: Ah! Those Golden Days posted by Badak Sinting on Friday, 9. September 2005 at 13:08 Bali Time:
I love the gentle touch on the shoulder!! What I also love is the way the younger people, even tattood sun bleached hair, surfie types respect you more the older you get, and it's genuine. Nobody buys into the "silly old fool" stereotype. (not without strong evidence to the contrary, that is) I am told the Balinese believe that the very young and the old are nearer to the Gods, but I find this trait amongst all the cool dudes and likely lads on the beach and street who come from many places in Indonesia and have several different religions!!
Another thing I'm looking forward to my grandson witnessing!