enjoy life while you are young
I used to dance until I could dance no more, said Matt.
a knee injury and arthritis in both ankles has stopped that
I used to play racquetball, jumping all around for two hours.
Now I can barely walk outside if there is ice, snow or showers.
Both of these people used to marathon run and skate.
This was done before they both turned seventy-eight.
now they are slower, and use walkers or a cane.
And neither are delighted to go outside in the rain.
Age has changed them, slowed them down you see.
I am right behind them, heading toward seventy-three.
Enjoy life while you are young, they both say to me.
Young? Did they not hear me? I am seventy-three!
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