Today is the Youngest you are ever going to be - 538

 

TODAY IS THE YOUNGEST YOU ARE EVER GOING TO BE 


TENZING NORGAY ON MOUNT EVEREST 

TAKE HEART : EVEN AS YOU READ THIS : YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST YOU ARE EVER GOING TO BE IN YOUR LIFETIME . ALAS - YOU ARE ONE DAY OLDER TOMORROW 

Probably a decade or so back , the images of older people crouched on their walking sticks and making a  slow progress across the road or being accompanied by their near and dear ones on their many daily activity hardly ever seemed to bother me .

But here i am , well in to  the " SEVENTIES " and experiences very close to  these very scenarios start to  bother  me in a big way  . Most of  my friends have  also retired and the very few still in service are  almost sure to  get there shortly  .

Barring a few who still have some hair on their scalp  and dye their hair ,  all others are either  grey or look more like the YUL BRYNNER OR TELLY SAVALAS of yore Western Classics. 

 Most move in  slow and  measured steps  .  Age is beginning to tell and  we definitely are no more the vibrant selves that , we  once   were  . With mobility restricted , Cricket , Tennis , Football , Swimming or Cycling are watched  with awe on the TV screen even as the eyesight is not as good or as sharp as it once used to be . The Cataract Operation that you had so long postponed for various reasons seems an absolute necessity now.

Be that as it may . The " Early seventy plus " of my life does  catch me by surprise . The Question " How did I get here so fast and where did all the years of my youth go " ? Seem to have no meaningful answer .

Each day , getting a shower or making  use of the toilet is an excercise in itself . Sleep or the lack of it  finds  a remedy only in the dosage of the tablets taken to alleviate the same .


Yes , I do  have regrets . There are still many things which I wish I had  done or accomplished . There are  many more  items which I should have been smart enough to avoid  . Life , alas gives no one a second chance .

So , for all those , who are  in your youth , let me remind you that you will also be here a lot faster  than you ever think or imagine . Do whatever you want to do now and enjoy every minute of your life . Live for today,  love and be loved by all your near and dear ones.

Old is gold , like old songs , old movies and best of all your OLD FRIENDS .
Stay Well  connected with your     " OLD FRIENDS " It is not what you gather but what you scatter that will make you and others happy and which will reflect on  the quality of life that you once led .

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU HAVE EVER BEEN , BUT TAKE HEART , MOVING FORWARD AT THIS VERY MOMENT YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST YOU WILL EVER BE IN YOUR PRESENT LIFETIME  . TOMORROW YOU ARE JUST ONE DAY OLDER .
SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT STILL LASTS .

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