Views on aging

Subject: Fw: George Carlin's Views on Aging
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> 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 old, you're so excited
> about
> aging that you think in fractions.

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> "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 five!
> That's the key.
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> You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the
> next number, or even a few ahead.
> "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 life . you become
> 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
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> But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you 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 wrong? What's changed?
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> You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.
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> Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you
> REACH 50 . . and your dreams are gone.
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> But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
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> So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
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> You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a
> day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
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> You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch;
> you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.
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> And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was
> JUST 92."
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> Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
> little
> kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
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> May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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