Once young and spry,
Now old and slow,
The years have passed,
And time does show.
The memories fade,
The body weak,
The mind less sharp,
The future bleak.
But though we age,
And youth does flee,
We still have love,
And memories.
Whatever.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
       
    
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    September 8, 2023
    Aging & Wisdom Struggles: Being Stuck in Neutral
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    July 17, 2023
    Time Escapes
    The present founds on the past, and in the repitition of time, we find the meaning of love but also the fleeting nature of all things.
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    June 16, 2023
    Wisdom & Aging Don’t Always Go Together
    Just because you’re old doesn’t mean you’re wise, sometimes it just means you’ve been making bad decisions for longer. It is not necessarily the case that an increase in age correlates with an increase in wisdom.
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    June 16, 2023
    Tripping & Falling Down
    Making mistakes is the rocky road we must travel to reach the destination of success.
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    June 16, 2023
    Surviving Contentment While Aging
    Youth and old age have different ways of finding happiness. Life’s difficulties shape our happiness.
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