Zibaldone 3

I’m not sure why you are still attached to me, I don’t need you!

    Respect your elders.

You may be older, but I’m taller and better in every way.

    But without me, you wouldn’t be here. You owe me some respect.

I don’t see much of you left. You are the last wall of your building.

    You probably don’t remember much of me. It was only a few years after you were constructed that they took my other walls. I can still say though, that I serve a purpose even in this decrepit form.

And what would that purpose be?

    I’m here to make sure you stand up straight every day.

I’m older now. I don’t need your help anymore.

    Haha, you do. More than you know.