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Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar

Thank you for including me in your list of elders and sages. I will be 78 in May but in my mind I still see myself as the beautiful youth I was in my 20s and 30s. I have never been physically active but my mind has been powerful. I don't think we should waste time on regrets (mine are probably about the things I never had the courage to do or I those I could have done much earlier in life). My body is now less agile and strong. My intellect less keen, less flexible, less patient but my wisdom is based on experience and gut feelings. I choose to love everyone, even if I don't like something about a person. Wisdom doesn't come with age - a fool simply becomes an old fool.

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Dan Pal's avatar

It's hard to think of myself as an "elder" but I guess at 62 I might qualify at this point. Thanks for the shout out!

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