June, 25, 2005
I found an interesting book at the used books place recently, Live and Learn and Pass It On: People ages 5-93 share what they’ve discovered about life, love, and other good stuff.
I want to list a few of the kernals of wisdom contained therein, and then list a few of my own.
From the book, I’ve learned that:
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Homemade toll house cookies should be eaten while still warm. Age 29
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The great challenge of life is to learn what is important and to disregard everything else. Age 51
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Almost no quality product sells for a cheap price. Age 52
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A person is only as good as his or her word. Age 90
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Lying in the green grass of an empty field makes you feel so good. Age 14
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You should always take time to answer young children when they ask “why?” Age 38
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You can keep going long after you think you can’t. Age 69
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I have never been bored in the presence of a cheerful person. Age 63
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Untold treasures are found in the imagination of a child. Age 30
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If you depend on others to make you happy, you’ll be endlessly disappointed. Age 60
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My mother sometimes laughs so hard she snorts. Age 7
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The most creative ideas come from beginners, not the experts. Age 62
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How people treat me is more a reflection of how they see themselves than how they see me. Age 49
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Middle age is the best time of my life — so far. Age 50
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You can always find time to do the things you really want to. Age 64
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Cokes taste better in the small bottles. Age 54
My list: (Age 54)
I’ve learned that:
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The best things in life are free.
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A homemade apple pie with a flaky crust made with Crisco is better than anything you can buy at a store or restaurant.
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A weather prediction of 50 percent chance of rain usually ends up being 100 percent.
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It’s exceedingly hard, if not impossible, to maintain the best friendships of your life from long distances away.
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Time does fly by much faster the older you get.
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The sustained reading of a good book outweighs most of what you can read on the Internet.
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Your family is there for you when no one else is.
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A spectacular sunset, yellow gold and orange trees in autumn, and waterfalls all help assure me that God is at work in the creation of the universe and its myriad wonders.
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You can’t deny that you gossip.
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There is no better smell than sheets and pillow cases dried on the clothesline in warm summer air.
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You never forget how refreshing a grape snow cone (we called them snowballs) or an ice-cold Nehi orange drink is on a hot summer day, decades after you last had one.
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Flowers are sublime.
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A good writer is highly intelligent.
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I can’t avoid the news.
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A ceiling fan and a swing on a porch can beat staying indoors in an air-conditioned house all day.
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Sad movies really do make me cry.
Parting quote: “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach eighteen.”
Mark Twain
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