IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
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 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 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.'
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, 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.*
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share
this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
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 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 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.'
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, 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.*
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share
this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
