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> Subject: FW: George Carlin on age 102. A brilliant read!]
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> > *George Carlin on age102.*
> > (Absolutely Brilliant)
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> > READ THIS TO THE VERY END AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING
> > AND SEND IT ON.
> > *
> > George Carlin's Views on Ageing
> > *
> > Do you realise that the only time in our lives when we like to get old
> > is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited
> > about ageing that you think in fractions.
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> > 'How old are you?' *'*I'm four *and a half!' *You're never thirty-six
> > and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
> >
> > You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the
> > next number, or even a few ahead.
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> > 'How old are you?' 'I'm *gonna be *16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're
> > gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life .... . You
> > *become*21. Even the words sound like a ceremony.. *YOU BECOME 21.
> > YESSSS!!!
> > *
> > But then you* ** turn *30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound
> > like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now,
> > you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
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> > You* **BECOME *21, you *TURN *30, then you're *PUSHING* 40. Whoa! Put on
> > the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you *REACH* 50
> > and your dreams are gone.
> > *
> > But wait!!! *You *MAKE it *to 60. You didn't think you would!
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> > So you *BECOME* 21, *TURN* 30, *PUSH* 40, *REACH *50 and *MAKE it *to 60.
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> > You've built up so much speed that you *HIT* 70! After that it's a
> > day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
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> > You *get into *your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT
> > lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there Into
> > the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I *Was JUST *92.'
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> > Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
> > little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
> > May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
> > *
> > HOW TO STAY YOUNG
> > *
> > 1. *Throw out nonessential numbers. *This includes age, weight and
> > height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
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> > 2. *Keep only cheerful friends. *The grouches pull you down.
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> > 3. *Keep learning.* Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
> > whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's
> > workshop.' And the* ** devil's *name is*Alzheimer's.
> > *
> > 4. *Enjoy the simple things.*
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> > 5.* **Laugh *often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
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> > 6. *The tears happen.* Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who
> > is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
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> > 7. *Surround yourself with what you love* , whether it's family, pets,
> > keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. *Your home is your refuge_._*
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> > 8. *Cherish your health: *If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
> > improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
> >
> > 9. *Don't take guilt trips.* Take a trip to the mall, even to the next
> > county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
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> > 10.* **Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
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> > AND ALWAYS REMEMBER* :
> > Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, *but* by the
> > moments that take our breath away.