Do You Like Being Old?

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"Good friends are like quilts-they age 

with you, yet never lose their warmth." 

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I am blogging this for all my Senior 

Friends because it is so well written. 

You'll laugh when you read this message. 
I have seen too many dear friends leave 

this world, too soon; before they understood 

the great freedom that comes with aging. 

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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 those wonderful tunes of the 

50s, 60s & 70s, and if I, at the same time, 

wish to weep over a lost love, I will 

If I choose to wear my underwear for 

a month or change every day, I will, 

even if there are brown spots in them. 

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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, may get old some time. 

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I know I am sometimes forgetful. 

But there again, some of life is just 

 as well forgotten. And, eventually, 

I remember the important things.  

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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. 

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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 deep grooves on 

my face. So many have never laughed, 

and so many have died before their 

hair could turn silver. 

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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. 

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 So, to answer the 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). 

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MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP 

NEVER COME APART, 

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S 

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!  

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