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-=====     George Carlin's Views on Aging =====
+===== George Carlin's Views on Aging =====
-    Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like
+Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like
-    to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years
+to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years
-    old, you're so excited about aging that you think in
+old, you're so excited about aging that you think in
-    fractions.
+fractions.
-    'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never
+'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never
-    thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on
+thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on
-    five! That's the key.
+five! That's the key.
-    You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You
+You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You
-    jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
+jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
-    'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but
+'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but
-    hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your
+hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your
-    life ! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony.
+life ! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony.
-    YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
+YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
-    But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you
+But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you
-    sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.
+sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.
-    There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's
+There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's
-    wrong? What's changed?
+wrong? What's changed?
-    You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa!
+You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa!
-    Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know
+Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know
-    it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
+it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
-    But! wait!! ! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
+But! wait!! ! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
-    So you BECOME 21, TURN 30,  PUSH 40, REACH 50 and make it to
+So you BECOME 21, TURN 30,  PUSH 40, REACH 50 and make it to
 .
-    You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that
+You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that
-    it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
+it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
-    You get into ! your 80's and every day is a complete cycle;
+You get into ! your 80's and every day is a complete cycle;
-    you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it
+you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it
-    doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards;
+doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards;
-    'I Was JUST   92.'
+'I Was JUST   92.'
-    Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you
+Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you
-    become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all
+become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all
-    make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
+make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
-    HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This
+===== HOW TO STAY YOUNG =====
-    includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about
-    them. That is why you pay 'them.'
+. Throw out nonessential numbers. This
+includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about
+them. That is why you pay 'them.'
-. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
-.Keep learning. ! Learn more about the computer, crafts,
+. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
-    gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain
-    idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the
-    devil's family name is  Alzheimer's.
-. Enjoy the simple things.
+.Keep learning. ! Learn more about the computer, crafts,
+gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain
+idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the
+devil's family name is  Alzheimer's.
-. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for
+. Enjoy the simple things.
-    breath.
+. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for
+breath.
-. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only
-    person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be
-    ALIVE while you are alive.
-. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's
+. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only
-    family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
+person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be
-    whatever.Your home is your refuge.
+ALIVE while you are alive.
-. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is
+. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's
-    unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve,
+family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
-    get help.
+whatever.Your home is your refuge.
+. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is
+unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve,
+get help.
-. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to
-    the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the
-    guilt is.
-. Tell the people you love that you love them , at every
+. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to
-    opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
+the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the
-    Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but  by the moments that take our breath away.
+guilt is.
+. Tell the people you love that you love them , at every
+opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
+Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but  by the moments that take our breath away.