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Gurbani (795-831)
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Chhant (843-848)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Humble_Gursevak" data-source="post: 22281" data-attributes="member: 602"><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'">Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is</span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">about</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">aging that you think in fractions.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"> <span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">to th</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">e</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">next</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">number, or even a few ahead. "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . . you become 21.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">and your dreams are gone.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">day-by-day</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">thing; you HIT Wednesday!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">You get into your 80s! every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch;</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">you</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s,</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">you</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">little</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">kid </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">ag</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">ain. "I'm 100 and a half!"</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">HOW TO STAY YOUNG</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay " them "</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"> 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">4. Enjoy the simple things.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">6. Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">is</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. !</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">8. Cherish your health AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">but by</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">the</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333">moments that take our breath away.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Humble_Gursevak, post: 22281, member: 602"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Bookman Old Style]Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]about[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]aging that you think in fractions.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]to th[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]e[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]next[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]number, or even a few ahead. "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . . you become 21.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]and your dreams are gone. 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 60. You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]day-by-day[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into your 80s! every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch;[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]you[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s,[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]you[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92." Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]little[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]kid [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]ag[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]ain. "I'm 100 and a half!"[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333] May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!! HOW TO STAY YOUNG[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333] 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay " them " [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333] 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333] 6. Tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]is[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. ! 8. Cherish your health AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]but by[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]the[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Bookman Old Style][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333]moments that take our breath away. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#333333][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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