LIFE IS TO KEEP LEARNING, THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN AND TO LIVE, SO LIVE LOUD

>George Carlin (Absolutely Brilliant)
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>IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR
LIFE.
>AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
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>George Carlin's Views on Aging
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>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.
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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.
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>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!!!
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>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
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>and your dreams are gone.
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>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 80s 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!"
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>May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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>HOW TO STAY YOUNG
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>1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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:
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>Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
>moments that take our breath away.
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>And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do
>share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each
day!!
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