SCRABBLE: Becoming Older
We become older before we realize it. That’s just the way that life works.
When one tries to share this with a ‘young’ person it often falls on deaf ears. The young can only see a stream of endless tomorrows in their future; no need to rush, no big hurry to plan ahead, the young feel invincible.
And then, like the warp speed of a star-ship, man stands looking in his personal rearview mirror at his own history: successes, missed opportunities, relationships, adventures, and more. Some persons mellow out and coast. Others become passionate about new ideas and projects still to achieve and conquer.
When your contemporaries being dropping around you, it is a very sobering experience. I for one have pondered the question, “How much more time is left on my dance card?” And for most of us there is no real way to tell. I see people whom I know suffering with a variety of afflictions and think to myself, “I hope I die before succumbing to that.” But who knows what I would really feel if that became my fate.
Even though I experience a few days filled with worry and doubt, I live the majority of my days as a forward thinker, finding happiness and excitement in my projects and plans. There is still so much to do.
As a scrabble player there are still so many words to learn and lists to master.
As the web master of my own web site there is still much to be published and developed.
As a human being there are still so many people to help in so many different ways.
La’ Chaim