Well-known American actor Marlon Brando came out of
the mall with two bags of goods and headed to his car, parked nearby. He was
almost at his car when he heard somebody shouting his name: "Marlon !”. He turned
and to his surprise saw Jack Nicholson
his best friend and a Hollywood` colleague.
Unfortunately because of the busy schedule last time they saw each other a
couple of years ago. Jack rushed to
his classmate and hugged him.
"I’m so glad to see you”, he said gasping for breath.
"So am I”, smiled Marlon and easily
put his heavy bags on the bonnet.
"You look amazingly young,Marlon! I can’t
recognize you. Last time, if I’m not mistaken, we met at a tennis-court. And I
can tell you the difference is striking.
"I know, they tell me”.
"You mean, that’s not just my perception, but a real picture, if
people keep telling you?”
"I guess”, Marlon shrugged
his shoulders.
"What do you take? Pills or some mixture? Come on, tell me”.
"I don’t take anything. I lead my life as usual”, sighed John.
"But what’s the reason? In two years you look 10 years younger. No, I
don’t envy you, I’m just happy for you. But could you tell me, perhaps it would
help me as well. You know, I got married, my wife is young and beautiful. You
know, I need it right now”.
"I don’t use anything, really. I even feel uncomfortable speaking of
it. A couple of years ago I saw a backward clock in a boutique. I bought it just for
fun”.
"So what? I have seen such a clock, but haven’t paid attention. I
thought it was a toy. And it’s difficult to determine time”.
"Nothing difficult, well, for the first two days perhaps”.
"Ok, you bought it, then what?”
"What then? In a couple of days I felt a burst of energy”.
"Spooky! This clock doesn’t give time to your life, but instead takes
it from you?”
"Looks like that, Jack”.
"Fantastic. But what is a clock, that mixture of metal and plastics, got
to do with your biological life?”
"Can’t understand that myself. You know, I didn’t get on well at
school. But you can see the result. Obviously that has something to do with
psychology, something like that. By the way, half a year ago I read a news report
about a well-known psychologist’s research. Families that don’t use wall clocks
live longer”.
"I think I have read this too. And what, do you try to spend more time
in a room with the clock?”
"Man,
the clock is cheap!”, exclaimed Marlon.
"They’re in every room and corridor in my flat. They hang even in my
bathroom!”
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