I want to grow old gracefully. I am slowing down physically. A nap in the middle of the day is almost an necessity. I do not want to complain about my ailments. My Mom did not like it when I told her, “When you get old, parts don’t work right any longer.” I am well aware that the fact my kidney function has stabilized the last three years is totally by the grace of God. Dialysis has not yet been necessary. Everything is by grace. I know my time will come and I will return to dust. No one lives forever. And we act as if we should. Death is the last taboo. I just want to get older with dignity and grace. That is my only prayer.
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It is never too late to renew an old friendship. I received an E Mail from someone I lost touch with. He did a search and found my web site. We talked on the phone today for an hour and just picked up where we had left off. It has been a number of years since we last talked. Old friends never leave you. They just fade away although when one wants to be my friend again and the connection is still there I never refuse an offer. It is never too late. Only when death comes do you lose the final opportunity to rekindle a lost friendship. It is never too late. So pick up the phone now. And call that person you no longer talk to. If you have to reconcile a broken friendship, do so. Everyone’s time runs out eventually. You may regret the lost opportunities. No one lives forever.
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