I have learned the new meaning of "sweetness." From my grandson. For me, "sweet taste always means wrapping those pounds on my hips, the taste of the beer or the expression on the face of my little girl, when they want my things. But today It seems that 'sweet' has replaced the fashionable teen vernacular. So, when I think of graceful aging, if there is such a thing, I will say "sweet."
One day, I recalled the comedian Jackie Gleason's famous phrase in his "Honeymoon Traveler" as his role, "How sweet!" For me, it always means things are getting better. So maybe this is currently adjusting the meaning of "sweet". Not far from Ralph's joy statement many years ago, life was rocking with Alice.
When I recently received Dr. Andrew Weil's new book, "Healthy Ageing," in local Barnes & Noble, all of this thinking mode continues. According to Dr. Weil, we are all aging from birth.
He quoted the words of an Eastern philosopher: "The sun at noon is the sun's fall; the person born is a dead person."
Aging is really irreversible. In this century, we have no miracles that will keep us alive forever. But on the positive side, his message is clear. At any age, it is important to learn how to live in the right way to maximize health and well-being. This really should be the basic goal of all of us.
Orignal From: Dude, elegantly aging, who said!
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