Today I thought I would share something that my girlfriend and I really enjoyed yesterday. George Carlin was an amazing person who had some very unique views on life.
As you know I never post anything up here from others……but this message rings really true.
Enjoy your Sunday and back to the crazy world of sex, dating and relationships tomorrow.
Enjoy the ride; There is no return ticket
George Carlin on aging!
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, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s family 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.
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!!
Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safelyin a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,totally worn out, shouting ‘…holy sh*t …what a ride!’
Thanks David. I have always been a huge Carlin fan. Hip, as well as informative stuff. Remember Al Sleet the Hippy Dippy Weather Man? “Tonight’s forecast indicates a front of darkness is on the way followed by sunshine in the morning with a Mexican high of 70!” LOL. He was something else.
In person, he was one of the nicest people you could ever meet, a real stark contrast from his on-stage persona.
In any event, have a wonderful Sunday.
Great post David.
and its so, so true. Those 10 rules are like 10 commandments.
Love,
Raj
ps : wondering why this post is filed under Sex?
staying young at heart is so important and its more fun too!… Why follow everyone elses vieuws on aging and loosing the spark for life. The key to not reach 50 with regrets is to live totally in the present. Not yesterday not tomorrow, but be here NOW!…Taken me a long time to get to this point , and now that i get it i just want to share it with as many people as possible. For you can only live NOW!
Wishing everyone to be happy healthy and wealthy now!..
I look at age as a state of mind, not a number. That way I’ll always be 8, maybe 8 1/2.
I love the message of this piece, but unfortunately it’s not from Carlin.
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/aging.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvDScfCCMQ
lol, that’s funny!
It’s weird, but when I was 20 I couldn’t wait until I’d turn 21 so I could get into bars.
But then, when I actually DID turn 21, I wished I was 20 again.
Go figure…
Where did time go I am now 49 years old. I look back on it and say what a life and keep living each day as it comes to me. When I was in high school I wished I would turn 18 years old now I look at children that wished they were out of high school and say you are going to miss this. Like one woman said I wished my children were grown and I said don’t wish that for you are going to miss them being little when they turn an age you will get older. Then next thing you know they are married and calling you and saying my marriage is not working out and etc. Did you know that the gray hairs that I have did not come naturally I earned everyone this is what I tell my daughters. Yes I sure do miss it being young but one thing I am thankful for that my natural clock still gets me up.
this is warm-hearted. thanks David!
Thank you David, for that post and everything else that you do.
Speaking of birthdays and turning 21, my girl(wishful thinking now)Mary turned 21 just a couple weeks ago. I wanted to celebrate the fact that she’s now legal. YESSSSS!!!! And she just got back from Spring Break; man that 10+ days without seeing her was a bummer! But now she’s back and Spring and warm weather and skin revealing clothing is just around the corner! I love Spring!!
It’s funny… I never cared about age.
I mean… I like being the age that I am… but I asked myself one day: if I was to live forever while retaining the knowledge and wisdom I’ve accumulated until now, which age would I want to stay at?
There was a time when I thought 15 would be a great age to stay at… just because of the innocence and the possibility of doing anything… then I thought about being 25 again… just because I liked being an adult… and I felt it was just right… but now I’m 28… and I like who I am now… more mature, more focused, more confident…
And that’s what I realized something, it doesn’t matter what age I’d be, I’ll like it because it’s different.
oh man, how i miss george carlin
this blog was good for me …. thanks goerge carlin ………… and thanks david for posting this ……. the last line of this blog, ” Life is not measured by …………… ” …. this thing david i remember very well …. were appeared in the movie hitch …… i did’nt see that movie until u mentioned it one day in your blog or something that i dont even remember………. i really loved those lines then and even now ……… i have made a note of that in my mobile then ,…. which helps me in more than one way in my daily errands …… when ever i feel exhausted i would read out those lines…………….. again thanks david ….. for ur continous support for me through your blog ………… now i have learnt a lot to connect with women of my choice and also in public ……… hats off ………… to you buddy ………….
This was such an illustrative, relevant answer. It was just what I was searching. I’m truly glad to know I’ll be getting something out of you posts.