aging?
Monday, January 29, 2007
> 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.
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> George Carlin's Views on Aging
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to
> the next number, or even a few ahead.
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> "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!!!
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
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> So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
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> You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it is a
> day-by-day thing - you HIT Wednesday!
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> 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 90's, you start going backwards - "I Was JUST 92."
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> Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
> little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
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> May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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> HOW TO STAY YOUNG
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> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
> height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay
> "them."
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> 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
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> 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.
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> 4. Enjoy the simple things.
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> 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
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> 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.
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> 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets,
> keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your
> refuge.
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> 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.
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> 9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county
> or to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
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> 10. Tell the people you love that you love them at every opportunity.
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> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
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> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
> moments that take our breath away.
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> 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
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