(I got this in an email from my cousin Bob, who is not on FB. Its me to a T, so I copied it out and I am sharing it with all of you.) The Question: DO YOU LIKE GETTING OLDER??? I can hit the golf ball any way I can and laugh if it goes in the lake. Thems the breaks. Im just happy I can still hit that golf ball. As Ive aged Ive become kinder to myself and less critical of myself. Ive become my own friend. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose 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 50s, 60s, & 70s, and if, at the same time, I 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. I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually 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 somebodys beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give us strength and 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 dont question myself anymore. Ive even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question, 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 (if I feel like it)!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:24:41 +0000
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