As a kid I dreamed of living in a lighthouse...of course I had no idea what that entailed, but it sounded cool to me. I thought you lived in the actual tower part. (I had never seen the sea.)
That reminds me of a an aptitude/ psych profile test I had to take as a HS student. One of the questions gave 4 choices as to what we would rather do. One was be a bus driver. Another was be a lighthouse keeper. I don't remember what the other 2 were but I chose the lighthouse. I liked the idea of seeing the ocean all day and being alone. The crazy test said I showed my personality was set to be a social worker. Huh? How do you get that from a person who chooses to be a lighthouse keeper? Guess they thought I meant I wanted to save people. Actually I just wanted to be alone.
Coravee
Dec 27, 2015
Funny, pixi! Those tests can be way wrong, a prime example. I think I would have chosen the same for the same reason. And social work is far from my desire, too.
trynfindit
Dec 27, 2015
Pixi, I took one of those ink blot tests when I was young and they all looked like animals. Have no idea what that says about me. :)
pixipixil
Dec 28, 2015
It says you have a good imagination, trynfindit. But I bet they'd come up with something dumb like being CEO of a robotics firm.
pixipixil
Dec 28, 2015
Thanks for sharing that, Coravee. I was beginning to think I was some kind of misanthrope for not seeing that differently.
JamieT
Dec 28, 2015
I thought that being a lighthouse keeper would be a pretty great job as long as the lighthouse was on the coast - instead of some small island that was too isolated.
orinoco
Dec 29, 2015
The French refer to a lighthouse on the coast as a "paradise" while an isolated island one is a "hell". There's quite a cute little romcom called "A Paradise for Two" (Un Paradis Pour Deux) about a fellow who wants to be a lighthouse keeper.
JamieT
Dec 29, 2015
Thanks for that information - I could definitely see how being in a lighthouse on an isolated island would qualify. I'll have to look for that movie.
orinoco
Dec 31, 2015
Laurent Deutsch played the young man; made in 2002. Astigmatic guys have such beautiful eyes!
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