A few days after my 50th birthday a magazin named „Victoria“ landed in my post box. I was quite perplexed. Wrapped in plastic a more or less 60 year old, quite good looking grandma smiled at me and I just thought: oh my God, is it already got so far?! I nether ordered this magazin nor let the world know that I just turned 50! So I first wondered, how certainly my address an my date of birth could have found its way into the database of a publishing house, although I currently do not have any subscription. I found the answer on the back page: >free magazin<; for me Service of … – with name and address where I can disagree with the use of my data. And I certainly knew from where the wind blows. Another big indication on the page; still in cellophane: PRODUCT SAMPLE INSIDE! That’s common to me and is sometimes made as though. The magazin itself was not especially attractive to me nether from the front nor from the back page, but because of separating waste and my curiosity I unwrapped the plastic anyway.
The product sample droped out and I was really shocked. It was not enough that I just passed the 50, no, incontinence was almost added on the quiet. But it’s totally different! Guys out there, I still want to live! Just want to have a normal life, with normal problems, the regular chaos in daily life as so as 30 or 40 aged people have it – in fact without incontinence or joint pains. With plans and ideas for the future and not for retirement. I’d like to show another way. We, we in the age of 50 from nowadays are in a >top age< and this looks like: working the whole day long and enjoying the rest of the time. With such as sports, travelling, having fun, perhaps also driving a nice car. A touch of luxury that we have deserved in our age within working most of our lifes. That‘s my opinion. And many items for product advertising cross my mind. I just name few of it and say: FASHION, Spa, Wellness, Sports, Champagne, Jewellary, long distance travel, and, and and… And no, I didn’t become a slave of my youth, I just think, that all the little pains and minor ailments can still wait to come up and that complaining doesn’t improve anybodies life, even if something pinches you somewhere sometime.
Finally I’m really looking forward to find a voucher for a test ride weekend with a gorgeous cabriolet in the next Victoria issue. And: I am ready to rate and win for sure. Come on Girls, now more than ever!
