Tzimchoni
Male
| Vegan Male, 74, seeks: | |
| Dating: | Females |
| Friends: | Either |
| H | Tucson, Arizona, USA | 7974mi/12759km | Map |
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| Willing to Relocate | ||||
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| Me | My Date | My Friend | |
| Gender | Male | Female | Either |
| Age | 74 | any | any |
| Height | 5'9" (175 cm) | any | any |
| Weight | 154 lbs (70 kg) | (unused) | (unused) |
| Hair Color | Gray/White | (unused) | (unused) |
| Eye Color | Brown | (unused) | (unused) |
| Body Type | Average |
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| Ethnicity | Caucasian/White | any | any |
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| Me | My Date | My Friend | |
| Diet | Vegan |
Semi-Vegetarian Vegetarian Vegan Raw Vegetarian Raw Vegan Fruitarian Macrobiotic |
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| Relationship | Single (Divorced) |
Single (Never Married) Single (Divorced) Single (Widowed) Separated In a relationship Married or Live-in Partner |
Single (Never Married) Single (Divorced) Single (Widowed) Separated In a relationship Married or Live-in Partner |
| Occupation | Other | (unused) | (unused) |
| Have Children | No | (unused) | (unused) |
| Want Children with future partner | Undecided/Any | any | any |
| Smoking | No |
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| Drinking | No |
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| Education | MD/DDS/DVM Degree | Bachelors Degree | any |
| Income | ? | (unused) | (unused) |
| Religion | Jewish |
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| Language skill | English |
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| Credentials | 0 Request Credentials | ||
| Covid Vaccination | Fully Vaccinated 2 primary doses + 1 or more boosters | ||
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Hiking/Walking |
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Art Galleries Concerts Cooking Lectures/Classes Libraries Museums Parks Photography Reading Symphony |
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Asian Chamber Classical Instrumental World Music |
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Rodney Dangerfield |
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Adventurous Compassionate Considerate Easygoing Friendly Humorous Intellectual Loving Low maintenance Open-minded Patient Playful Practical Quiet Responsible Romantic Self-confident Sensitive Serious Simple Spiritual Unconventional |
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None |
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Biographies Cookbooks Non-fiction Poetry Science Self Improvement Trade Journals |
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| I'm most drawn to these charities | |||
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Animal Rights Blind/Visually Impaired Environmental Help the Poor International Relief |
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| My Marijuana Use | |||
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Non-user; I'm not OK if you use |
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| Why I'm Vegan |
| Have been vegan (not "plant-based"!) for 35 years because it's part of my way of life and worldview, not just a diet. It embodies respect for all life. A vegan diet is not restrictive. On the contrary, it introduces one to a whole realm of new foods, making one's diet more diverse than ever. It is not boring: the miraculous vegan food called manna, according to the tradition, could taste like anything you wanted it to, bringing to mind the subjective nature of eating. When you eat a plant food, think of what it means to you! A vegan meal is like a thanksgiving celebration every day! |
| More About Me |
| Strive to live a simple, nonmaterialistic, meaningful, and purposeful life. I'm a Luddite at heart, reminiscing about the halcyon days when we weren't overdependent on technology. I embrace sechel, not artificial intelligence, and modesty, not social media. 不患莫己知，求为可知也。"Don't fret about not being well-known; instead, strive to be worthy of being known" (Analects, book 4, verse 14). Jewish ideals inform and guide in all aspects of life. These include honesty; respect for the sanctity of all life, which includes being veg*n; not hurting people's feelings or saying negative things about them; shunning gratuitous hatred of those who think differently; giving others the benefit of the doubt and the opportunity to do the right thing; not doing what is unethical, even if permitted; concern for the vulnerable and the disabled; having a higher purpose in life, including work; and learning for the sake of learning, including from everyone! But people with similar values come from many paths in life, the ultimate expression of which is being a mensch or, as Confucius termed it, a jūnzǐ (君子), someone who sets an example through his or her actions, which speak louder than words. Enjoy hiking, being in nature, lizard-watching, learning, artistic creativity, and dry humor (but not sarcasm). Introverted and sometimes lost in thought, but hopefully thoughtful in more ways than one! Look for ways to help others while avoiding self-serving feelings like validation and pride. Empathetic to the point that it can sometimes cause distress. Adventurous but also risk-averse. I live in the desert, which, it has been said, teaches humility, not only because we are dwarfed by the majestic mountains and the expansive valleys but also because we are humbled by the miraculous, mind-blowing adaptations that allow life in all its forms to not merely survive but thrive in the most challenging of environments. Nature can be our teacher and help us improve our character traits. I stopped practicing clinical medicine almost 30 years ago when it was no longer possible to do so ethically. My magnum opus has been the definitive treatise on Jewish medicine, a moral system that is devoid of self-interest and that patients need not fear to enter. And now, for the final course, mon petit chou, my sweet, here is your fortune cookie: 好话不在多，几句成知己。"Good-hearted words need not be many; just a few can make a close friend." Headshot is from July, 2023. |
| I'm Looking For |
| "A woman of valor and virtue (a female mensch or junzi!) who will find? Precious gems cannot compare to her in worth. Her man trusts in her with all his heart and lacks nothing of value" (Proverbs 31:10-11). Someone with shared values, good character traits, and a compatible way of life. Nos diffĂ©rences font notre richesse (Our differences will be our wealth). Just be yourself. "If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I, and you are you. But if I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you." Is your glass always half full? Maybe it's better to be half empty. How so? Consider, as per the kabbalistic concept of tzimtzum (rhymes, roughly, with dim sum), limiting yourself in order to increase the empty portion of your glass, thereby giving others space to grow and to thrive. A good relationship is one in which you are thinking about what you can do for the other person, not about what that person can do for you. An ideal relationship is one in which one party knows what the other is thinking without a word having been uttered. Love the Chinese proverb "The word 'forbearance' is a home's treasure" ("忍"字家中宝). As an only child, I learned to cope with being alone. But "[i]t is not good for a person to be alone" (Genesis 2:18). What I'm seeking, then, is companionship and more: interdependence, nearness, intimacy, oneness, and love. |
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