Good things from good friends Sara R. and her cousin Keith B !

Sam Kegley

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Sarah Rapp	Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 10:21 AM
To: keith brooker , Sam Kegley , Geraldine Croker , joan , "T. J. Du Puy" , frankshepherd2017@gmail.com, Anne Dawson
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: keith brooker <k-brooker@sbcglobal.net> Date: Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 5:08 PM Subject: Fw: Fwd: Good friends - on my senior email list To: Michael Brooker <mbrooker52@gmail.com> I am forwarding this to those on my Senior email list because it is so well written.  Please send back. (I did)    It's neat. Don't delete this one, you'll laugh when you see the return message. I have seen too many dear friends    leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance    with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50s, 60s & 70s, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love,   I will. I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with    abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old. I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, eventually, I remember    the important things. Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or    when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us    strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know    the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever    etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair    could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself    anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going    to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about    what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it). MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART! Forward this to at least 7 people, and see what happens on your screen. You will laugh and cry!