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George 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.
If you don't send this to at least 8 people.. Woopdeedo who cares
..
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