Re: [ ::: ♥Keep_Mailing♥ ::: ]™ The Back Nine Holes

very nice and true ....

On 10/5/14, 'DR. MAHESH' via Keep_Mailing <keep_mailing@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> THE BACK NINE HOLES
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> I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE
> THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT
> EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK.
> READ SLOWLY!
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> AND THEN IT IS WINTER
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> You know ... time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of
> the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married
> and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons
> ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I
> have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
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> But, here it is... The back nine of my life and it catches me by
> surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did
> my youth go?
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> I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that
> those older people were years away from me and that I was only on the first
> hole and the back nine was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine
> fully what it would be like.
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> But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower
> and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than
> me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who
> were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we
> are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become.
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> Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the
> day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I
> don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!
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> And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the
> aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things
> that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though I'm
> on the back nine, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that
> when it's over on this earth...it's over. A new adventure will begin! Yes, I
> have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have
> done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in
> a lifetime.
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> So, if you're not on the back nine yet...let me remind you, that it will be
> here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in
> your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by
> quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you're
> on the back nine or not!
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> You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so,
> live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to
> remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things
> that you have done for them in all the years past!!
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> "Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those
> who come after. Make it a fantastic one. LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO
> SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY ! HAVE A GREAT DAY Remember "It is health that is
> real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. LIVE HAPPY IN 2014!
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> ~~~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all,
> OLD FRIENDS!!
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> Stay well, "OLD FRIEND!" Send this on to other "Old Friends!" and let them
> laugh in AGREEMENT!!! It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That
> Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.
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> TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO
> ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.
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