Dedicated to CMDR. Duane Subject: Aging > > 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 what you pay him/her for. > 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! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. _______ "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." -- Luke 6:31 (NASB95) "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
