the old one
takes his time
relaxes and fishes
the young ones row fast
all in a crew
the middle one
yells
from a motor boat
tells them how and what to do.
—
“old age is ready to undertake tasks
that youth shirked because they would take too long.”
-w. somerset maugham
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I’m often relegating things I don’t slow down for, to my retirement days, so those days are already packed full of things I’ll be doing. Even if they are the slower things. 🙂 This is a brilliant quote.
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it’s all about what you choose to do with your time and how you use it, at any stage of life –
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I hope once I reach an old age that I don’t look back and regret overlooking somethings and doing other things too quickly. When you stop and think of the present it’s hard not to think “what now?”, “what next?” and I guess that continues your whole life.
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it is a challenge, have to reset once in a while –
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a crew of one
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yes )
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Beautiful
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thanks, roy –
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Awesome post..It’s pretty good 😊😊
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thank you –
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Life as it can be, should be. Thanks for sharing beautifully, Beth.
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you are very welcome –
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Excellent poetic illustration concerning the ages of man and the stages of life 😉 Have a great day!
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thank you so much –
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You’ve a good eye, Beth! (Probably two of them in fact!) ;-D!
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Thanks, russ. One for sure, the other is iffy )
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I would like to be 21 years old again AND KNOW WHAT I KNOW NOW. What a life I would have. What confidence. Fearless but aware of the consequences. My oh my. Cheers Virginia
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ah, the perfect combo, but it doesn’t work that way, much to our dismay ) thanks, virginia –
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After a tough week of thinking I have made a big decision and now I’ve come to terms with it I feel I will at last have time to think and I can’t wait. I love getting older surrounded by younger.
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yes, that mix seems to work really well. i hope your decision turns out even better than you imagined –
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This was a beautiful photo, capturing so much within it, Beth. I think your own description says a lot!
While the quote reminds me of how we tend to rush around, sometimes not doing something we enjoy, due to our “priorities.”
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thank you, robin and you’re so right –
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Gotta get to sleep, wish I were by the river in your evening post, looking at stars and drifting to sleep. 🌌
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That was beautiful! I like it. : )
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thanks, robin )
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You’re welcome!
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Great image. Young bucs moving as fast as they can, while the sage has been there, done that, with no pressure to go anywhere.
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exactly, thank you –
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Beautifully said. Absolutely beautiful. And I say YES to slowing down and enjoying!
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thank you so much, and yes )
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