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TAPS
I just had a dream about you. I'll convey it in your post before I forget it.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 21, 2006 at 3:28 AM
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FLIGHTPATH
I can see how these two can become big concerns. Never thought about it much this way.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 21, 2006 at 3:27 AM
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Since having kids, I have never felt so old and tired.
posted by
_Symphony_
on September 21, 2006 at 1:33 AM
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avant-garde, there is not only great value, but also great joy, in fellowship with the aged.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 20, 2006 at 7:36 PM
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It is like they are enjoying an inner world.
posted by
Whacky
on September 20, 2006 at 3:08 PM
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My 93 year old neighbor worries mostly about two things: the younger generation, and the possibility of 'losing it' - no longer winning her weekly poker games.
posted by
reasons
on September 20, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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Blanche
Indeed. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:52 PM
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Talion
Well said. I believe that you are right.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:51 PM
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That is true, Avant Garde, that's why it's best to elevate the mind
and think of other things.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 20, 2006 at 1:35 PM
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avant-garde
I'm willing to bet those who fear aging the most have the least respect for the old.
posted by
Talion
on September 20, 2006 at 1:32 PM
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Justi
Thank you very much, ma'am.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:28 PM
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Mystic
Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:28 PM
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Blanche
It can easily become a dance of desperation, with no real objective in mind.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:27 PM
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Bright Irish
I loved this comment. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:26 PM
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Mason
I find more and more solace in soliciting the elderly.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:26 PM
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sannhet
Indeed. Where life and death meet.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:25 PM
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Mari-am
Oookay...Now you can interpret please.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:25 PM
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Bhaskar
Yes. Well said.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:24 PM
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Tanga
Yes, but I doubt I will rest much.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 20, 2006 at 1:24 PM
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Avant Gard
Thank you again for a valuable lesson in a very well written post. Be blessed.
posted by
Justi
on September 20, 2006 at 12:43 PM
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avant
splendid truth, conveyed beautifully! He is not valuless at all, and has much to teach. Bravo!
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on September 20, 2006 at 10:24 AM
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Avant-Garde,
"Looks may vanish, strength may wane, and perceptions may become clouded; yet, being without them brings no sense of peril. It is only the thought of losing that causes desperation and remorse."
I've felt desperation at the idea of losing memories, but somehow the loss of memory seems compensated for by the peace of letting of the need to rush, the urgency, and the fear of loss. Sometimes. Not always.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 20, 2006 at 9:48 AM
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avant-garde
Beautifully said! As a child my grandmother was my heart but listening to her stories and lessons for life were not appreciated then and now I desire to sit and talk with her and thank her for the wisdom and love she instilled in me because as I grew older the thoughts she had implanted were my survival skills.
posted by
BrightIrish
on September 20, 2006 at 7:53 AM
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As I become him (62 soon) I relate to this.... is it calm
or boredum? ...me and him have seen so much go by... and so much of it was folly and madness... to include our own... yes, we can tell you a lot.. the question is, who wants to listen? ...and who bothers to ask our opinion?
posted by
MasonGarrett
on September 20, 2006 at 7:43 AM
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Avant -
And to be in the here and now, where life truly happens.
posted by
sannhet
on September 20, 2006 at 6:54 AM
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Avant
tamam efendim . ben cok iyi rest yapiyorim . baska seylere interest yapmiyorim . kucuk birds icin ugrasiyorim . sana iyi geceler .
posted by
Rosetree
on September 20, 2006 at 6:19 AM
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Avant
We look on with a tinge of sadness as we scurry by, but it is perhaps the old man's look of pity on us at our naiveity... Very nicely said!
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on September 20, 2006 at 5:19 AM
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I am suddenly looking
forward to growing older
posted by
Tanga
on September 20, 2006 at 3:47 AM
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