0 to 100 and Back!

I came across this thought many a times before, but today i read it in some old fwd from a friend, and it somehow seemed to have all the right words! Its not originally mine, and I respect the authr's thoughts.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize 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  aging that you think in fractions.

 "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.

 "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?

 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!

 So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

 You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a  day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

 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."

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."

 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

 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.

 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

 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.

 7. Surround yourself with what you love ,

     whether it's family, pets,  keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

 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.

 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

     

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments  that take our breath away.

The Idea of Perfect

A tall handsome man, not dark, but just fair enough for his masculine features to be evident, chiseled jaw, and deep brown eyes, dark hair and broad forehead, and smelling of musk and wood in winter evening, on his knee, with a smile on his lips and ring held between his fingers, looking admiringly at you and you can feel in fast breath and his pounding heart wishing you to be his forever. And in your heart of heart you always knew this dream of yours would come true. All you wanna do now is say ‘Yes’ and live that bliss forever with that special someone.

Or you are that one guy who has been searching for that soul mate ever since you knew what love could mean, and you finally think you found it in your best friend? She’s been with you since as long as you remember, and she’s that perfect girl who can be your passionate partner, your adorable buddy and your wife all at once. She’s your strength and weakness, but you still can’t seem to realize how did that feeling of friendship changed to love! But one thing you know for sure is that you want her to be yours forever, and what’s making you smile now is that same feeling you can sense in the way she looks at you!

 Finding a long lost love, getting married to the one you always saw in your dreams, hearing I love you from that one single most special person in your life, getting surprised when you least expected. What are these? Or think, hearing back from that company you’ve been sending your resumes to for last 4 yrs, getting a promotion just when you were planning to make a big investment, getting posted in your dream location, or knowing that you’re gonna have a baby just when you thought life had slowed down.

 These are all the perfect moments we can ever imagine. Love, career, family, money. Most of our dreams revolve around these.  And we call it perfect when any of those come true. As long as this is what it means, it’s all good, but what not is, when we start expecting our life to be perfect. The truth is, it cannot be. Because its life, it’s not a collection of dreams. 

If all of what we want comes true, what fun would it be to dream anymore? To try anymore? To wait for a surprise? to wait or that special weekend? To plan those trips? The real fun is in the chase, and we all know it! That courtship period is a million times sweeter than that final day when you exchange the rings! Why? Because nothing can be compared to that anticipation, that heart which seems to be pounding inside your chest, those eyes which keep sending prayers heavenwards every second moment, and finally that joy when it all comes true. But even when it doesn’t, don’t keep regret, cos you did all that you could to make your dream come to life. That’s what life is about – to die without regrets. 

Even when nothing is perfect, you can try making it. And good thing is, perfect keeps moving its flag post! So it can actually get better every time. Have a bad relationship? So what if its not the perfect thing to have. No one wants a messed up relationship. Try putting in more efforts, try looking at that side of his/her which was never shared till now. It’s a simple fact – when you want things to get better, stop doing what’s not working. 

God is just playing chess with us. His move is not a challenge, it’s an opportunity, and our move is Life. Dreams come true, when he just places his pawn at the exact square when we wanted him to! But even when he doesn’t, big deal! Game’s not over just there anyways, right? One good thing again, God never checkmates us, till we finally give up.

 

Live life to the fullest, 

Dream big, Try harder, 

Love more, Forgive easily and 
Smile like it all is just the way you wanted. 

'Cos another good thing about perfect is – 

it never is….