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FRIENDS FOREVER!
Forwarded by Eddy Palffy
Old
Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now,
probably for the first time in my
life, the
person I have always wanted
to be. Oh,
not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes,
and
the
sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in
my mirror,
but
I don't agonize over those things for long.
I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for
less
gray
hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself,
and less
critical
of myself. I've become my own friend.
I don't chide myself for
eating that extra cookie, or for not
making my bed, or for buying
that
silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant guard on my
patio. I am
entitled
to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.
I have
seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood
the
great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose
business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and s
l
eep until
noon
?
I will dance with myself to those
wonderful tunes of the 60's
&70's,
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 old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some
of life is just as well forgotten.
And
I eventually 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 deep grooves 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!
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE
AND
IN YOUR HEART FOREVER AND EVER!
FRIENDS FOREVER!
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