Old(er) Blood on the Water …

Come 29th November, I’ll have to update my profile as 49 going on 19 … Shucks!

Celebrated my birthday earlier on sunday although I didn’t tell my friends that it was; they presuming that the High Tea Invitation was for my house warming. It then occurred to me that they might think that this old blood does not get any less sneakier with age! It’s not that folks; just that I don’t want you all to go to any trouble to get me presents. I dislike imposing on or have others waiting on me. Your presence and friendship are already presents enough. Remember that “all I need is the air that I breathe” …
The seriously funny thing is that I just don’t feel any older but I must admit I sometimes don’t like how the man in the mirror looks. I like myself but why can’t he look just a little bit better, eh? This world places so much darn premium on appearances. To think that there was a time when I had a full head of hair. Sigh! Hey! It can’t be me; this is NOT me! I remember a time when I could vaguely be called ‘handsome’! How can I look so darn old now? Gulp! No wonder my kids affectionately call me “Grandpa”! But this ‘grandpa’ feels blessed with love, health, creativity and peace of mind. Make no mistake - there had been deep pains and some scars are still on the mend. A heartfelt thank you to all whom I had encountered on the road taken thus far on this wonderful journey call Life.

May I continue to love, learn, share and grow; and play my part well on this stage. Om Shanti.

I grow old . . . I grow old . . .
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
- - - - T. S. Eliot “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
- - - - Satchel Paige

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?
- - - - Satchel Paige

Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It’s more often a succession of jerks.
- - - - Jean Rhys

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.
- - - - Leon Trotsky

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting out ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
- - - - Samuel Ullman

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
- - - - Oscar Wilde

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
- - - - Douglas MacArthur

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
- - - - Chili Davis

The years teach much which the days never knew.
- - - - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.
- - - - Victor Hugo

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I’m not old yet!
- - - - Tina Turner

Note: If you are feeling nostalgic and want to get goosebumps (well, for me anyway as it brings back memories); click here to hear Cyndi Lauper and Sarah McLachlan’s acoustic performance on TV, singing “Time After Time” at the American Music Awards.

Photo of ripple on the water surface reflecting heaven (sky) and earth (the trees) in this our endless Circle/Cycle of Life in a kaleidscope of colours (experiences).

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