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“Good friends are like quilts-they age with you, yet never lose their warmth.”
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 thoseWonderful tunes of the 40s, 50s, 60s & 70s, and if I, at the same time, 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 older.I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, eventually, I 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 somebody’s 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 deepGrooves 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 don’t question myself anymore.I’ve 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).MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!Forward this to at least 7 people, and see what happens on your screen. You will laugh your head off!(Notice, we use the term ‘older’ instead of ‘old.’ Let’s not think of ourselves as ‘old’ too much or that can be a self-fulfilling prophecy)