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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.
"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.
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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?
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!"
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May
you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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..HOW
TO STAY YOUNG
1.
Throw
out nonessential numbers.
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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.
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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.
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Laugh
until you gasp for breath.
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6. The
tears happen.
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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 ...
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whether
it's ... family, pets, keepsakes,
music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.
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8.
Cherish
your health.
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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 ... 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 ..
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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.
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