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I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
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<blockquote data-quote="gospelman" data-source="post: 174360" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Wish I could take credit for the words in this topic title, but Mr. Zimmerman's line from "My Back Pages" came to mind while I was reading the "Rank Schmank" thread. </p><p></p><p>There was a little bit of discussion about getting a new birthday; e.g. knocking off a few years of your age. And it got me to thinking about getting older, and attaining wisdom, and not worrying about looking cool anymore, and all the other attendant "benefits" of age. </p><p></p><p>Would you really be up for knocking off a few years? If, by some sort of "I'll grant you three wishes" kind of thing, God said one day that you are now 30 years younger. Or 10, or 20...take your pick. It would still be present day, but you would be a younger version of yourself. Or, if you choose, you go back to where you were in life that many years ago. </p><p></p><p>So many questions came to mind as I was pondering this: how long would I have at this age? Would I have to re-live my life again, or would it be a situation where I am seeing the old with wiser eyes, and would have the opportunity to do things differently where I screwed up? Most importantly, would this give me the chance to really savor the relationships I had with other folks, but maybe didn't appreciate fully as a young man? </p><p></p><p>As I inch ever so close to the big 6-0 (an age I would never have imagined myself attaining just a few years ago) I find myself thinking about stuff like this more and more. </p><p></p><p>But anyway, to answer my own question...no thanks. </p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gospelman, post: 174360, member: 43"] Wish I could take credit for the words in this topic title, but Mr. Zimmerman's line from "My Back Pages" came to mind while I was reading the "Rank Schmank" thread. There was a little bit of discussion about getting a new birthday; e.g. knocking off a few years of your age. And it got me to thinking about getting older, and attaining wisdom, and not worrying about looking cool anymore, and all the other attendant "benefits" of age. Would you really be up for knocking off a few years? If, by some sort of "I'll grant you three wishes" kind of thing, God said one day that you are now 30 years younger. Or 10, or 20...take your pick. It would still be present day, but you would be a younger version of yourself. Or, if you choose, you go back to where you were in life that many years ago. So many questions came to mind as I was pondering this: how long would I have at this age? Would I have to re-live my life again, or would it be a situation where I am seeing the old with wiser eyes, and would have the opportunity to do things differently where I screwed up? Most importantly, would this give me the chance to really savor the relationships I had with other folks, but maybe didn't appreciate fully as a young man? As I inch ever so close to the big 6-0 (an age I would never have imagined myself attaining just a few years ago) I find myself thinking about stuff like this more and more. But anyway, to answer my own question...no thanks. Mike [/QUOTE]
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