what will you do when your looks are gone?

ok, so driving back to danville i chanced to hear an npr interview with paul simon, who is releasing his first album after 9-11/turning 60....and the interview focused on those two issues.......it was not until they played one of the new songs that i literally erupted in a loud guffaw......the song's refrain was what will you do when your looks are gone....and i immediately thought of a few folks who i have known in the past and a few i know now who do seem to trade upon their looks to make up for whatever else is lacking in their general skills bundle.......i mention those who i used to know because i do wonder from time to time how things worked out for these men...probably making millions and retired early for all i know.......those with stunning looks that came to mind from my present.....well.....they are not all men.....and i so wonder how things will turn out for them.......in a perfect world looks should only account of part of a person's success, right?.......yeah, well....this is sour grapes speaking to some extent.......never having the burden of drop-dead gorgeous looks myself.......and it was only after i ticked off my mental list of folks doomed to faded looks...that it occured to me that the guy in back of me in the kroger checkout line could have been flirting with me.....he was nearly 7 foot tall....with the kind of hair that is popular with men who grace the covers of romance novels.....and he kept trying to talk to me...going so far as to comment on the laniard that holds my name badge......which states something about babies being born to breastfeed......and he started in telling me how long his kids were breastfed and that he attributes their intellect to the natural act......for the record....those were mostly his words.......attribute, natural act, intellect...i suppose if ever i was in the mood to be flirted with, in or out of krogers......words like that wouldn't hurt.......maybe i look like his mother, and the attraction was organic.....that is the only explanation i can come up with...........ah well.......what will he do when his looks are gone?..............