If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.

--Hamilton Fish

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Day One

Is it possible to grow old gracefully?  

I've heard that phrase used several times, but what exactly does it mean?  Does it mean that you've accepted the idea of being old?  That you've decided not to make a fuss?  That you're too nice to put up a fight, so you've quietly realized that the world can and will go on without you?

Well this is what I know.  

Old is experienced, informed, and important.  Old knows the stories.  It knows the recipes.  It remembers the past.  
Old.  I'm not there yet, but I'm on my way.  And I've never been called graceful.
And that's okay with me.

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