May 2017
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THE LAST WORD<br />
Aging is not for wimps<br />
Mick Jagger had it right when he sang ‘What a drag it is<br />
getting old.” Of course, getting old is better than the<br />
alternative, but the changes the body goes through are<br />
harrowing. At first, you don’t notice the little aches and pains when<br />
you get out of bed in the morning. Then, you don’t stay out as late as<br />
you used to, next you seem to retire a bit earlier. All of a sudden you<br />
find you don’t want to drive after dark because you can’t see as well at<br />
night (you won’t admit this though). Little by little the changes become<br />
more pronounced. Even the Bible refers to aging as the “calamitous<br />
days” ( Ecclesiastes, chapter 12).<br />
Now, people say you’re only as old as you feel. Well, some days I feel<br />
59 (my actual age, for a few more months anyway) and other days I<br />
feel like I’m 100. Mentally, I’m still 25, but that’s another story. Thinking<br />
and feeling are two very different things. My husband always says to<br />
me, especially after I come up with some crazy idea of stuff I want to<br />
do, “Honey, your mind is writing checks that your body can’t cash.”<br />
What brought this on as a topic this month is our senior issue. There<br />
is a tidbit about a man who is 110 years old. If you haven’t read it, go<br />
to the Community News page. But I want to expound on his life a little.<br />
Bernie Nenner has lived one full life. He started out on the Lower East<br />
Side in New York, had many businesses, two marriages (both of which<br />
ended when his wives passed away), and has children, grandchildren,<br />
and great-grandchildren. Despite his age, he is still active. At 101,<br />
Bernie did a commercial for LongLife<br />
Steel. It’s on YouTube if you want<br />
to see it. Now living in Parkland,<br />
Bernie still keeps busy by helping at<br />
the libraries he<br />
started in Aston<br />
Gardens.<br />
That’s pretty<br />
much<br />
how I want to grow old. By that, I mean being active and having my<br />
wits about me. I know many people who are well into their 80s and<br />
90s that live active and full lives. Their lives are meaningful and touch<br />
others. Our older population sometimes get the short end of the stick.<br />
There is a wealth of knowledge and experience to gain from seniors.<br />
So, maybe it really isn’t that much of a drag getting old. Regardless<br />
of the physical and mental changes, life can be productive. I guess<br />
Jimmy Durante’s song “Young at Heart” is a better way to view aging.<br />
For you young folks, Michael Buble did a cover of the song which may<br />
be found on YouTube.<br />
Bernie and my older friends are definitely not wimps. Despite ailments<br />
they are suffering with, they remain as active as they can be. <strong>May</strong> we<br />
all be that blessed. P<br />
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