I'm smarter.

One shouldn't become alarmed. When suddenly finding one's self in so-called 'old age.' In the 70s, 80s and 90s. After all, that beats the alternative. Never living into old age. Of course, old age comes with drawbacks. Not the least being aches and pains that come with a physical body on the decline. But so far, I find this stuff tolerable. No excruciating discomfort. Merely mild. And all this could be due to over-exertion. Trying to fool one's self. Into believing that 'old age' really hasn't yet set in. That one can choose to remain reasonably youthful. I don't celebrate or count birthdays any more. That was always an odd practice. Now that I'm older, I know better. I'm smarter. --Jim Broede