Growing Old With No Regrets

A funny thing about growing old (which happens to all of us equally) is that our hearts and minds keep telling us we’re young… but our bodies don’t always agree. Take Deborah and I for instance…in the 30 odd years since we were engaged while our hearts have grown a little younger…it’s our bodies that have aged. It appears however young our hearts feel…our bodies like to tease. We don’t see or hear as well, we’re getting shorter and we both have faulty knees. Our young minds want us to do things…and they are often quite persistent but when we ask our bodies to perform…they can be quite resistant. Oh, our hearts and minds generally win out…usually get their way but our bodies tend to be upset and scold us the next day. Another funny thing about growing old (this is something worth shouting about!) When you find someone to grow old with…you learn to help each other out. When I don’t see or hear something…Deborah’s assistance I enlist to tell me what just happened…to show me what I missed. When Deborah is too short to reach something…or if it’s too high for her to see She doesn’t fret…she doesn’t stew…she just calls on me. If my knees give out…if I should fall…and land upon my seat I know Deborah will be right there to help me to my feet. Yes, it seems as we grow older…another fact we can’t ignore when one of us is able to do a little less…the other helps a little more And we know from past experience…a truth we happily proclaim whenever they are needed…our friends and family will do the same. Which means with all this love around us we can grow old with no regrets… allowing our hearts and minds to stay young… no matter how old our bodies get.