We All Age

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 I was thinking about this as I read about Bruce Willis and his dementia.  He used to be an avid reader, but now he doesn't read any longer.  He's just about uncommunicative.  I read about what his friends and family are saying about him.  It made me ponder about my own aging.  I don't worry about it, but my eyesight isn't what it used to be.  My mental faculties haven't changed that much.  I have to think about Jeopardy answers a little harder these days.  

But the fact is that we all age.  And with aging comes health issues.  I can worry about my wife's health to some degree and she worries about my heart.  I told her IF I did have another heart attack I wouldn't survive it more than likely.  But as to how much time I have to live is not my decision to make.  I pretty much live one day at a time and just don't worry about the future.

The future always takes care of itself.  And such it is with health.  We can eat right, get plenty of sleep, and exercise, but tomorrow has no guarantees.  In fact, life has no guarantees.  But I simply refuse to worry about it.  When we learn to live for right now we make the best of the present moment.  The future will take care of itself.  I COULD say I still have a lot that needs to be done, but something like dementia is almost like death.  

While I don't write about it here, I'll simply say I have hope for a Divine intervention in this world and leave it at that.  I don't worry about my demise, but I have concern sfor others.  I can't imagine what families in Israel are going through when their loved ones can't be reached and nothing is known about them.  There are many left worryring these days.  

War always has innocent victims on all sides.  There will always be wars and rumors of war.  There are always those who seek to prevent wars.  But one always make a conscious choice about taking Human Life.  There are always peacekeepers who seek to save lives and not take life.  I have said enough about war.  When one is young the future is always ahead, but as one gets older the future isn't that far ahead, so we learn to savor the moment.  

Smoking a pipe might be a pastime, but it isn't really.  I mostly observe the world.  I'm either reading the news or watching YouTube videos in order to learn.  I want to keep my mind occupied.  There is no way to prevent dementia.  I'll cherish each day as it comes.  I'll relax with my pipe and try not to let the news cause too much stress.  If it does, I'll watch a cat video.  Today it is my Boswell pipe pipe with some Rum and Maple; and all I can say right now is that both my wife and I are doing fine.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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