Old dreams, young hope
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 11:00PM Living Wisdom
What older people wish they would have done is what I want to have the mind to do.
Youth is our opportunity to live out the yearning of the aging.
It is their (the elderly) time here that has taught them what is valuable.
It is our (youth) lack of time here that gives us the zeal to try... to fight... to fear less.
Until we too age and our invincibility fails us.
Then we, too, tell the youth what is possible and what is valuable as they do things we wish we had the time and courage to do.
Thought: Why not ask some elderly people what made life worth living, and what they wish they could have done. (If you do ask, please share with us)
It occurred to me, that I may read books about history to learn from others' mistakes, but why not ask living people about the things in life they never got to finish...
Reader Comments (1)
My grandmother always says. Travel, treasure friendships, and enjoy your family at their current state! And Dress nicely!