precepts for old age given us by Dr. Frank Crane:
1. I will not try to act nor dress nor talk so as to make people think I am younger than I am.
2. I will not pretend to be young, nor be angry when called old, nor ashamed of my age.
3. I will not complain of being old.
4. I will not continually remind people of my old age to secure their sympathy, or to hear them say I am not so old after all or do not seem so.
5. I will not form the habit of indulging in reminiscences.
6. I will be particularly careful not to repeat the same anecdote over and over.
7. I will not complain of the present and claim the past was much better.
8. If I am deaf, weak-eyed, lame, or otherwise afflicted, I will not advertise my infirmities, but avoid obtruding them upon the notice of others as much as possible.
9. I will not talk of myself, my work, my achievements, even of my mistakes, any more than necessary.
10. I will speak cheerfully or keep still.
11. I will never indulge in cynicism, never sneer at youth and will always try to appreciate what younger folks do.
12. I shall concede my life's triumph to be growing triumphantly, victoriously old.
13. In a word, I shall try to adjust myself to old age, as well as to all other facts of life.
GOOD MORNING !
Monday is here once again and TRIUMPHANTLY, VICTORIOUSLY I’m off to work again. I love those words. Just saying them gives me energy. No matter what age we are, it seems that we do talk a lot about how old we are.
I can remember when I turned 16 and my only desire was to get my driver’s license. When I was 21 my desire was to be married. At 27 my desire was to have a child. At 40 I wanted to go back to work and now at 62 I’m still working.and can look back at the triumphs!
Triumphantly and victoriously I’m off to work this morning ! (I am repeating myself, oh dear) I hope that what ever you may be doing today, whatever age you are - you’ll be able to say those words too -- emphatically!
We all deserve to!
Thought for Today
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Christopher Morley US
author & journalist (1890 - 1957)
May your day be filled with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !
MA
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3 comments:
yes our goals change with age dont they. How ever Im not giving in to old age. lol fighitng it all the way
I love this list and can see myself there in some of them. I surely don't mind being "old-er" at all, I just wonder how I got here this fast. Those are great words --triumphantly and victoriously --wow, I can feel the power just in saying them.
LOL when I was 21 I only wanted to get in the bars legally. Hope you have a great day.
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