When Is It Time To Put The Cue Back In The Rack?

Back in the 1990s I used to play a little golf with a medical doctor called Teddy.

In year 2000, at age sixty-five, Teddy decided to retire.

From medical practice.

And when he retired he simply closed the doors of that practice.

I said to Teddy:

“Why didn’t you sell your practice?”

Teddy told me:

“David, as you age, your practice and your patients will age with you. And what you will find is that young people seek out doctors their own age.”

Teddy said:

“Nobody wants to buy an old doctor’s practice. Especially when it is running low on patients.”

In dentistry, is that the case?

In dentistry, does there come a time when an older dentist becomes less visible, less attractive, as an option to younger patients looking for a new dentist?

Because in reality, nobody really looks forward to the day when they have to replace their doctor, their dentist, their hairdresser?

Do they?

We all really hope that our doctor and our dentist will outlast us as patients.

And when that day does come, the majority of patients choose to choose a replacement much younger who is certainly more likely to outlast and outlive them.

Just to be on the safe side.

Because there does come a time…..

In the world of performing arts, there does come a time when the recording artists that we used to love just can’t hit the notes, play those chords or command those audiences that they once used to do.

There comes a time when Billy Joel just can’t hit those high notes.

There comes a time when Michael Crawford just can’t sing for hours upon hours upon hours.

There is a day when the music does die.

The truly great performers recognise when that day has arrived.

Or should I say, they recognise the day before that day arrives.

Yes, there will always be the diehard supporters who will follow their favourite artist, their favourite doctor, their favourite dentist, to the end of the earth no matter what.

But there will always be those fans and those customers and patients who say:

“Thanks for the memories.”

“It’s curtain time…..”

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