At 76 I have 4 more years to go before I make it to 80......so I have all this to look forward to. ,,,:)---< CHANCY
LIFE BEGINS AT 80
By Frank C. Laubach
I have good news for you. The first 80 years are the hardest. The second 80 are a succession of birthday parties. Once you reach 80, everyone wants to carry your baggage and help you up the steps. If you forget your name or anybody else's name, or an appointment, or your own telephone number, or promise to be three places at the same time, or can't remember how many grandchildren you have, you need only explain that you are 80.
Being 80 is a lot better than being 70. At 70 people are mad at you for everything. At 80 you have a perfect excuse no matter what you do. If you act foolishly, it's your second childhood. Everybody is looking for symptoms of softening of the brain.
Being 70 is no fun at all. At that age they expect you to retire to a house in Florida and complain about your arthritis (they used to call it lumbago) and you ask everybody to stop mumbling because you can't understand them. (Actually your hearing is about 50 percent gone.)
If you survive until you are 80, everybody is surprised that you are still alive. They treat you with respect just for having lived so long. Actually they seem surprised that you can walk and talk sensibly.
So please, folks, try to make it to 80. It's the best time of life. People forgive you for anything. If you ask me, life begins at 80.
Reprinted by permission of the Laubach Family Association
4 comments:
This is great Chancy...made me really laugh. I might have a ways to go before getting to 80, but now you've given me some insight into the delights of the octogenarian years. Thanks for that. Hang in there...only 4 more years...4 more years...
I love this! It's so exciting for me to discover these senior-senior bloggers. (Frankly I think we "rule.") I'm sure I've said it before, but I really enjoy driftwoodinspiration. That's another thing about being our age. I can keep giving you the same compliment and neither one of us will remember. Very efficent, I'd say.
I'm going to look up more of this old fella's writing. He's great! Thanks for the intro.
I'm still smiling!
Clancy,
Thanks for dropping by my blog last week. I am married to an 80 year old and sometimes I find it difficult to stay up with him. His knowledge of computers and his leadership in Retired Military Associations, boggles my mind.
I promise to drop in again and read more posts.
Am glad to have found your blog. Came lookin' 'cause I wanted to send a special "thank you" for your comments on my guest blog on TGB.
Thot I'd look around a bit while here, though it's quite late for me, then found this post. Really enjoyed it. Can look forward to 80 now!
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