Next month "nowhere to walk" at John's.
Pat got top votes.
THE ROAD WAS CLOSED
During
one of my contemplative moments I was thinking about the 3rd
age. Actually I believe there are 5 ages...if you are lucky.
Being
totally dependent on others at during the 1stmini
age.
Hopefully you make it unscathed
to the 2nd age, the teenage years, when your brain and eyes slowly
open to the world around you. The adults don't seem to know whats
going on, finding it hard to understand you. Why do they seem cross
all the time.
To
my mind the 3rd
age is those middle years. Time to ditch the long
hair and short skirts,
concentrate on work and family and finally feeling like a grown up.
As
the 4th
age dawns we all look forward to retirement. We still have plenty of
energy to garden and do up the house, take lots of holidays. Time to
meet new friends and try something different. Learning is more fun
these days. No exams to take. Families reshape over time, with
marriages, divorces, new babies and departure, sometimes much to
early. Christmas is to be endured these days, after all its basically
for the young unless you are a churchgoer.
Now
the 5th
age is really old age. The teeth are not what they were which makes
you very careful. There are many decisions, for instance to carry on
colouring the hair , keep on driving as long as possible, bother to
renew the passport? At 3am all is black with the world. What to do
with my favourite books, jewelry and carefully dusted little
treasures? Will it all end up in the tip? Make a mental note to
leave all paperwork in order and drawers tidy, you never know do you!
Waking up is a great start to
the day, that means my number isn't up yet...that road is still
closed. Keep taking the pills and try not to fall over.
If only I knew how long I had
left I would know how much I could spend!
