Speed dating

 #TSL Pandorathon  27th Write a flash fiction on this saying by Bob Dylan - "you can't be wise and in love at the same time."

She said “ you know, you can’t be wise and in love at the same time”

He replied “That’s a saying from a young man, I can tell. He only knows one sort of love,

the superficial one. He ignores the one that is so deep it brings wisdom with it.”

“What do you mean?” she queried

“First you need to define love. The Ancient Greeks had seven, for example,

Then you need to define wisdom. Do you equate it only playing safe, 

 with taking no risk, for instance and”

“ I see this is going to take some time, not that we are on speed dating, but 

I’m afraid your allowed time is gone, thank you , I had a lovely time”

She left adding ” Next “.

Lucette C.Bailliet 

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