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The Bible Says
Nobody wants to get old. We all want to kick up our heels and have a jolly time. But it is not always as easy as you might think. Somebody gave me a plaque that fits my case exactly. It reads: “Just when I got my head together, my body fell apart.” But there are a few benefits. One centenarian was asked what benefits came with old age? The answer was immediate --- no peer pressure! My son-in-law Dennis Blau sent me the following inspiring story from real life that I trust will bless the hearts of other old people, as it does me.
Audrey Stubbart, a well-known local newspaperwoman whose career lasted well beyond her 100th birthday, died Monday in Independence. She was 105. Subbart worked as a proofreader for Independence’s daily newspaper, The Examiner, for nearly 40 years after retiring from a publishing house at age 65. She put in 40-hour weeks editing copy and writing a weekly column long after her five children had retired. Family and friends said she would be remembered as a model of hard work and dedication. “She set a tremendous example in the community about the value and importance of work, and making her life meaningful for herself,” said Larry Blick, Independence city manager. After a fall at her home last May, Stubbart never returned to the newsroom. Retiring was something she never really planned on doing. “What would I do if I weren’t working?” she said in a 1996 interview. “As long as the Lord has given me these extra years, they’re especially valuable.” …“This is a sad day for all of us here at The Examiner who worked with Audrey,” said the paper’s executive editor, Dale Brendel. “She was a special lady and an amazing story.” Problem is we can’t stay 21! There is an old saying to the effect that, “Forty is the old age of youth, and 50 is the youth of old age.” We’d like to stay young and full of pep; free from pain and anxiety; walk straight; sing well; laugh; joke; and be part of the crowd --- but that’s not always the way it is! When Billy Graham was asked “what was the greatest surprise of his life”, he said: “The brevity of it.”
A little boy like me. I s’pose he was, and yet it does Seem queer to think that he Could ever get my jacket on, Or shoes, or like to play With games and toys and race with Duke, As I do every day. He’s come to visit us, you see, Nurse says I must be good And mind my manners, as a child With such a grandpa should. For grandpa’s very straight and tall And very dignified; He knows most all there is to know And other things besides. So, though my grandpa knows so much, I thought that maybe boys Were things he hadn’t studied— They make such awful noise. But when at dinner I asked for Another piece of pie, I thought I saw a twinkle In the corner of his eye. So yesterday when they went out, And left us two alone, I was not quite so much surprised To find how nice he’d grown. You should have seen us romp and run; My, now I almost see That p’raps he was, long, long ago, A little boy like me.
Taken from More Worth While Poems page 25 It has been said: Who is too young for MEDICARE And too old for MEN TO CARE. From Uncle Ben’s Quotebook page 216 “The Speaker’s Sourcebook” pages 18-20. The little girl, The miss. The young woman, The young woman, The young woman, The young woman. Middle age is when you’re just as young as ever, but it takes a lot more effort.
–Hal Chadwick Teachable twenties Tireless thirties, Fiery forties, Forceful fifties, Serious sixties, Sacred seventies, Aching eighties, Shortening breath, Death, The Sod, God.
Never fool with poetry, never make a rhyme. Never play with children, never skip the rope, Never have a good time blowing bubble soap. Never go a fishing, never pass the ball, Never ramble in the woods in summer or in fall. Never lift your eves to God, keep ‘em looking down, Never wear a pleasant smile, always wear a frown. Never take your time to eat, always overstuff, Never have the sense to know when you’ve had enough. By Alex Rennie “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”
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