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THE VIEW OF AGING FROM HERE
“Old age isn’t a battle; old age is a massacre.”
Phillip Roth
“Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.”
Groucho Marx
Hello in There, John Prine, 1971
You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say: "Hello in there, hello"
So if you're walkin' down the street sometime and spot some hollow, ancient eyes.
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare , as if you didn't care. Say, "Hello in there, hello"
- You become invisible to those less than half your age.
- You become an omen to those who see their own age approaching yours.
- You become the future they don’t want to look at directly.
- You become proof that time does not negotiate.
- You become both the warning and the destination.
- You become the unwelcome arithmetic they avoid doing.
- You become a quiet celebration of every year that taught you how to truly live.
- You become a beacon to those who see their age approaching yours.
"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been."
Madeleine L'Engle
Author
"The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.”
Robert Frost
American Poet
The site background is an image of Kieth Richards. Admiration for his gracious acceptance of aging.
"Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.” ~Keith Richards
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