On 11/2/13, 12:44 PM, Don Ordes wrote:
Getting old is no fun,
Don, I must beg to disagree with you. Some of the 'minor' setbacks are
not enjoyable to deal with, but on the other hand, the upsides are so
very great. And no, my boat hasn't been in the water but once this
year, I wasn't able to wade the Madison, and I'm trying to lose weight -
but I still enjoy old age. Someone sent me this just this week and it
describes my attitude exactly - especially the last paragraph. Al
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"Good friends are like quilts-they age with you, yet never lose
their warmth."
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon, before
they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
W business is it if I choose to read, or play on the computer, until
4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful
tunes of the 40s. 50s, & 60s and if I at the same time wish to weep over
a lost love, I will.
I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging
body and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite
the pitying glances from the jet set. They too will get old some day -
if they're lucky.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just
as well forgotten. And, eventually, I usually remember the important
things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart
not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even
when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are
what give us strength, understanding, and compassion. A heart never
broken is pristine and sterile, and will never know the joy of being
imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray
and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my
face.
So many have never laughed and so many have died before their hair
could turn silver.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about
what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even
earned the right to be wrong.
I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have
become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here I
will not waste time lamenting what could have been or worrying about
what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (but only if I
feel like it).
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