Thank you for responding to my old age Q! I've given it some thought. My first thought was that age comes on so suddenly it's quite shocking. It's like a foreign country. Incredibly I found a quote by May Sarton (who apparently wrote a lot about aging). She said: "Old age is a foreign country, and one has to learn the language." It's true! And then I thought, you know what, the older I get, the LESS I understand (especially living in these fast paced times). And THEN I thought of this song by Don Henley, The Heart of the Matter. He sings: "The more I know, the less I understand. The things I thought I figured out I have to learn again." Or something like that! I think many old folks would love a book about how to deal with learning the proper way to eat jello AGAIN. SIGH. I think way too much. But...thank you, John!
Thank you for responding to my old age Q! I've given it some thought. My first thought was that age comes on so suddenly it's quite shocking. It's like a foreign country. Incredibly I found a quote by May Sarton (who apparently wrote a lot about aging). She said: "Old age is a foreign country, and one has to learn the language." It's true! And then I thought, you know what, the older I get, the LESS I understand (especially living in these fast paced times). And THEN I thought of this song by Don Henley, The Heart of the Matter. He sings: "The more I know, the less I understand. The things I thought I figured out I have to learn again." Or something like that! I think many old folks would love a book about how to deal with learning the proper way to eat jello AGAIN. SIGH. I think way too much. But...thank you, John!
I will tell you I felt 25 every day from 25 until 40 or so, then I felt all like I went from 25 to 40 in a day. It was an interesting sensation.
And here for your listening pleasure is The Heart of the Matter
https://youtu.be/rRrT37ruAtE?si=F4wTjkzRLQ6zxwK4