Counsel Of The Years...Things Of Youth...
By Stephen Ray
@JediYoda (1646)
Samoa
May 28, 2017 5:56pm CST
"Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth." according to the poem "Desiderata".
No one can stop the hands of time...time passes by and we grow old...we cannot remain forever young...we learn the lessons of life.
Are you taking kindly the counsel of the years?
What are the things of youth that you are now gently surrendering?
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
28 May 17
Shopping for eight or nine hours straight, health issues, different clothing styles are a few things I've had to gradually change. Old age happens to all of us if we live long enough!
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@JediYoda (1646)
• Samoa
28 May 17
@1creekgirl You are absolutely correct on this.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 May 17
i wish i am not sickly as today, with the heart ailment.
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@JediYoda (1646)
• Samoa
29 May 17
@responsivime Yup sometimes it gets harder climbing the stairs as one gets older.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
29 May 17
Sometimes I think i should have done more when I was a teen, but it was all study and school. These days I just want my peace and quiet no matter how boring.
@JediYoda (1646)
• Samoa
29 May 17
Yes you are right---so many things to do but it seems so little time we have.
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
29 May 17
@JediYoda Yes, my friend, I must. As George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "Youth is wasted on the young." Now that our sons are grown and on their own, my wife and I have a chance to enjoy the things we missed out on when we were younger because we hadn't yet learned Carpe Diem.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
28 May 17
On a Monday morning I feel like a 21 year old but come Friday at 5PM I feel more like a 71 year old! You do slow down as you get older it is inevitable!
