About your
AGE,
George
Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you
realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're
kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you
think in fractions.
'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a
half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key
You get into
your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a
few ahead.
'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey,
you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . .
You
become 21. Even the words
sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21.
YESSSS!!!
But then you
turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk!
He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a
sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's
all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60 You didn't think you
would!
So you BECOME 21,
TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so
much speed that you HIT 70! After
that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day is a
complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't
end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'
Then a strange thing
happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a
half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
HOW
TO STAY YOUNG
1.
Throw
out nonessential numbers. This
includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why
you pay 'them.'
2. Keep
only cheerful friends. The
grouches pull you down.
3. Keep
learning. Learn more about
the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle
mind is the devil's workshop.'
4.
Enjoy
the simple things.
5.
Laugh often, long and
loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears
happen. Endure,
grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is
GOD. Be ALIVE while
you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you
love , whether
it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8.
Cherish your health:
If it is good,
preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can
improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt
trips. Take a
trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where
the guilt is.
10.Tell the people you love that you love
them , at every
opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the
number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.
Do share this with someone. We all need to live life
to its fullest each day!!
