Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 The real " Low Down " On age. Enjoy! ~~tricia~~ > > >HOPE YOU ENJOY.----- Carlin's View 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 80s 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 doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her. > > > > > > 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. " And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. > > > > > > 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 ourselves. 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, 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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