Last Quarter Of Life

The ‘Last Quarter' of my LIFE.
Most of us are now in the last quarter of our life and should read

perhaps with more interest.
This is - "JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT" .... after deep thinking over recent months/years.

As we all agree, time has a way of moving quickly and catching us unaware

of the passing years.

It seems just yesterday that I was young and embarking on my new life.

Faced lot of challenges while I'm service..overcome with youthful vigour...

now after retirement afraid of taking RISK.

WHY? where all the enthusiasm VAPOURIZED...after retirement...Is it lurking FEAR!!!!.

Yet in a way, it seems like years ago, and I wonder where all the years went.

I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes

and dreams.However, here it is …… the last quarter 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?

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 quarter and that the fourth quarter

was so far off that I could not visualise it or imagine fully what it would be like.

Yet, 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.

They’re 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.

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 because

if I don't of my own free will, I fall asleep where I..SIT!!!!

And so, now I enter into this new ERA in 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 last quarter and I'm not

sure how long it will last, that when it's over on this earth,

it's over. A new adventure might begin!

Yes, I have many regrets......

There are things I wish I hadn't done; things I should have

done but truely ,there are many things I'm happy to have accomplished.

It's all in a lifetime.

So, if one is not on the last quarter yet, let me remind that it

will be here faster than one thinks. So, whatever one would like

to accomplish in life do it quickly.

Don't put things off too long. Life goes by so quickly.

So, do what one can today, today itself. as one can never

be sure whether we are on the last quarter or not.

Procrastination BORROWS OF TIME at compound interest!!!.

NO ONE can rest assured that one will see all the seasons of life.

So, live for today and share all the things to loved ones ...to remember -

and hope that they appreciate and love for all the things that have been

done for them in the past.

‘Life’ is a gift

Be Happy!

Have a great day!

Remember, it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
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You may ponder over..

Going out is good - but coming home is better!

You forget names - but it's okay because some people forgot

they even knew you!

You realize you're never going to be really good at anything

like football/Badminton- but you like the outdoors!

The things you used to care to do, you aren't as interested in anymore -

but you really don't care that you aren't as interested.

You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV on than in bed

– you call it ‘pre-sleep’!

You miss the days when everything worked with just an

‘On’ and ‘Off’ switch!
.......
Just shared my thoughts.... perhaps on the DARKER side.
......

You tend to use more 4 letter words – ‘what’ and ‘when’
You have lots of clothes in your wardrobe, more than

half of which you will never wear – but just in case!

Old is good -
• Old is comfortable
• Old is safe
• Old songs
• Old movies
• …… and best of all,
• Friends of old!

So, stay well, ‘Old friend!’
Have a fantastic day!
Have an awesome quarter – whichever one you’re in!
Take care
Send this on to other "Old Friends" and let them be smiling in agreement.
It's not what you gather but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.
...... Shared.......
...Jayasala 42