I was given a little book today with little quips about getting older. Some of them are funny; some are thought-provoking. Thought I'd share a few.
"Old age is not a disease; it is a strength and survivorship, [which] triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses" - Maggie Kuhn
"Old age is like climbing a mountain. You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get, the more tired and breathless you become, but your views become more extensive." - Ingrid Bergman
"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen." - Mark Twain (I'm not sure I totally agree, but it was an interesting perspective!)
"Inside every seventy-year-old there is a thirty-five-year-old asking 'What happened'" - Ann Landers
And since I live with teenager girls, the next one resonated with me . . .
"Middle age is when you're sitting at home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it's not for you." - Ogden Nash
Hi Nan. Just a note to wish you a Cheery and Very Happy Birthday!
I was wondering when I read this post what put you in this particular category of thought besides the gift of a little book. But of course, it must be your birthday.
Pretty smart, aren't I? ;D
Happy Birthday, Nan. I came by early this morning and I wasn't sure that you would see a comment on an archived posting. I'm glad that you posted, today, to give us a chance to sing to you. Can you hear me singing?
I failed to tell you how much I enjoyed the quotes that you posted--especially those by Kuhn and Bergman.
Hi Nan, I popped in to wish you a Happy Birth Day!!!!!! I hope your day was a good one! They say your only as old as you feel, darn I am ancient! LOL!
Well....the big day is past, and by now you're back to the old routine. I'm glad that the sun shone for you...that the rain went north or south of you, and that you had a great day!
Ogden Nash is one of my favorites, too. Dear Husband's Second Son must have a similar sense of humor. For our anniversary several years running, he gave us cards with polar bears snoozing, or resting, or just cuddled up. Those bears are practically somnolent, and I could really identify! *G*
Happy Birthday, sis!
So true, so true! Happy Belated Birthday! Your sister sent me.