A bit of humor . . . on Christmas Day!
On Christmas day, my husband forwarded to me the following email from a friend:
As I've aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of
Myself. I've become my own friend. I have seen too many dear friends
leave this world too soon before they understood the great freedom
that comes with aging .
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until
4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful
tunes of the 60 &70's , and if I , at the same time, wish to weep
over a lost love, I will.
I know I am sometimes forgetful; But there again, some of life is
just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important
things .
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not
break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even
when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are
what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never
broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being
imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray
and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves
on my face.So many have never laughed, and so many have died
before their hair could turn silver .
As you get older, it is easier to be positive . You care less about
what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even
earned the right to be wrong.
So , to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free.
I like the person I have becom. I am not going to live forever,
but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could
have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert
every single day (if I feel like it).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART !
I replied:
Nice, but I don't really want to be older than I am now; Sometimes I worry about what will be, and I cannot eat dessert everyday! Also I get terribly annoyed with people who play on the computer until 4 am for this indicates idleness and idle people irritate me - a lot! But I don't bother them or criticize their habit. (Neither do I criticize myself!) I don't care so much what other people think, so I've reached THAT age but I haven't quite reached the age of apathy. A lot of things still bother me but I don't allow them to overwhelm me. So, I haven't quite attained complacency (self-satisfaction, a feeling of acute contentment). I still have pockets of discontent. However, despite everything, I kind of like myself but not to the point of complacency.
Back came his reply:
I am glad you like your self. Me too. i.e. I like YOUR self too!
Rachel Hajar, M.D.
Author of My Life in Doha: Between Dream and Reality
Available at:
http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
As I've aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of
Myself. I've become my own friend. I have seen too many dear friends
leave this world too soon before they understood the great freedom
that comes with aging .
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until
4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful
tunes of the 60 &70's , and if I , at the same time, wish to weep
over a lost love, I will.
I know I am sometimes forgetful; But there again, some of life is
just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important
things .
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not
break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even
when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are
what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never
broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being
imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray
and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves
on my face.So many have never laughed, and so many have died
before their hair could turn silver .
As you get older, it is easier to be positive . You care less about
what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even
earned the right to be wrong.
So , to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free.
I like the person I have becom. I am not going to live forever,
but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could
have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert
every single day (if I feel like it).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART !
I replied:
Nice, but I don't really want to be older than I am now; Sometimes I worry about what will be, and I cannot eat dessert everyday! Also I get terribly annoyed with people who play on the computer until 4 am for this indicates idleness and idle people irritate me - a lot! But I don't bother them or criticize their habit. (Neither do I criticize myself!) I don't care so much what other people think, so I've reached THAT age but I haven't quite reached the age of apathy. A lot of things still bother me but I don't allow them to overwhelm me. So, I haven't quite attained complacency (self-satisfaction, a feeling of acute contentment). I still have pockets of discontent. However, despite everything, I kind of like myself but not to the point of complacency.
Back came his reply:
I am glad you like your self. Me too. i.e. I like YOUR self too!
Rachel Hajar, M.D.
Author of My Life in Doha: Between Dream and Reality
Available at:
http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
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