Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Groucho Marx

I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to. 
Albert Einstein

I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap. 
Bob Hope

Age is something that doesn’t matter unless you are a cheese. 
Luis Buñuel

Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better. 
Ingrid Bergman

The idea is to die young as late as possible. 
Ashley Montagu

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. 
Lucille Ball

No one is as old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. 
Henry David Thoreau

You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police. 
Joan Rivers

You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police. 
Joan Rivers

My mother always used to say, “The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.” 
Betty White

I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do. 
Phyllis Diller

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. 
Truman Capote

FIFTH SET

I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE.   I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK.

READ SLOWLY.

You know … Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.   It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married, and embarking on my new life with my mate.   Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went.   I know that I lived them all.   I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

But here it is… The 5th set of my life, and it catches me by surprise…How did I get here so fast?   Where did the years go and where did my youth go?

I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I was only in the first set and the end of the match was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

But here it is…my friends are retired and getting grey…they move slower and I see an older person now.    Some are in better and some worse shape than me…but, I see the great change…. Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant…but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d become.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day!    And taking a nap is not a treat anymore… it’s mandatory!     Cause if I don’t on my own free will… I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so…now I enter this last set of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!!     But, at least I know, that though I made it to the fifth set, and I’m not sure how long it will last.   I could get lucky and take this match into overtime . . . . but this I know, that when it’s over on this earth…it’s over.    A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets.    There are things I wish I hadn’t done…things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done.

It’s all in a lifetime.

So, if you’re not in the fifth set yet …

let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think.    So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!    Don’t put things off too long!!     Life goes by quickly.     So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you’re in the fifth set or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life….so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember…and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!

“Life” is a gift to you.   The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.  Make it a fantastic one.    LIVE IT WELL!     ENJOY TODAY!  DO SOMETHING FUN!  BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY Remember “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

LASTLY, CONSIDER THIS:

~Your kids are becoming you……but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Going out is good…    Coming home is better!

~You forget names…. But it’s OK because some people forgot they even knew you!!!

~You realize you’re never going to get any better at anything like tennis…. you just want to keep the ball in play a little longer.

~The things you used to care to do, you aren’t as interested in anymore, but you really don’t care that you aren’t as interested.

~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV ‘ON’ than in bed.   It’s called “pre-sleep”.

~You miss the days when everything worked with just an “ON” and “OFF” switch.

~You tend to use more 4 letter words … “what? “…”when?”…???

~You notice everything they sell in stores that’s your size … doesn’t fit anymore”?

~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

~Everybody whispers.

~You have several sizes of clothes in your closet…. most of which you will never wear.

~But Old is good in some things:    Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!

Stay well, “OLD FRIEND!” Send this on to other “Old Friends!” and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!!   It’s Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU’VE EVER BEEN YET THE YOUNGEST YOU’LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS

Will glass coffins be a success? Remains to be seen. 

Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There’s no menu – you get what you deserve.

What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? A maybe.

I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage. I lost my case.  

I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.

Which country’s capital has the fastest-growing population? Ireland. Every day it’s Dublin. 

I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought:  “That’s the last thing I need!”

Need an ark? I Noah guy. 

I broke my finger last week. On the other hand, I’m okay. 

Don’t spell part backwards. It’s a trap.  

Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft drink.  

Thou sodden-witted lord; thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows.
Thersites to Ajax in “Troilus and Cressida”

Away, you three-inch fool! 
Curtis to Grumio in “The Taming of the Shrew”

I do desire we may be better strangers. 
Orlando to Jaques in “As You Like It”

There’s no more faith in thee than in a stewed prune. 
Falstaff to Mistress Quickly in “Henry IV”

Villain, I have done thy mother. 
Aaron to Chiron and Demetrius in “Titus Andronicus”

Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon! 
Timon to Apemantus in “Timon of Athens”

Either thou art most ignorant by age, or thou wert born a fool. 
Leontes to Antigonus in “The Winter’s Tale”

More of your conversation would infect my brain, being the herdsmen of the beastly plebeians: I will be bold to take my leave of you. 
Menenius to Brutus and Sicinius in “Coriolanus”

What, you are as a candle, the better part burnt out. 
Chief Justice to Falstaff in “Henry IV”

He’s a most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise-breaker, the owner of no one good quality. 
A French nobleman about Parolles in “All’s Well That Ends Well”

I am sick when I do look on thee. 
Demetrius to Helena in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

An Airbus 380 is on its way to cross the Atlantic. It is flying stably at 800 km/h and 30,000 feet, when suddenly a Rafale approaches it at Mach 2 (therefore, 3 times faster).

The fighter jet pilot slowed down, flew alongside the Airbus, and radioed the airliner pilot:

“Bus flight, boring flight, isn’t it? Fasten your seatbelt and take a look over here!”

He performs a barrel roll, accelerates, breaks the sound barrier, climbs steeply to a dizzying height, then dives to sea level in a breathtaking spin. He returns to the Airbus and asks:

– “Well, how was it?!?”

The Airbus pilot replies:

“Very impressive, but now look over here!”

The jet pilot looks at the Airbus, but nothing happens. He continues to fly stubbornly in a straight line, at a constant speed. After five minutes, the Airbus pilot makes a radio call:

– “Well, what do you think?”

The jet pilot asks, confused:

– “What have you done?

The other pilot laughed and said:

“I got up, stretched my legs, went to the back of the aircraft to use the restroom, had a cup of coffee and a cinnamon cake.”

Here’s the moral of the story:

When you’re young, speed and adrenaline seem like the best things in life. But as you get older and wiser, comfort and peace become just as important.