How Old We Are
We have an inclination to laugh at
adversity. There are ever occurring jokes about weight and
age and we often participate in laughing at ourselves about
the effects of growing old.
I’m beginning to realize that in so doing I’m overlooking
or at least minimizing the good that I’ve acquired over the
years. Life’s experiences have given me a measure of wisdom
and considerable knowledge. At times I think I know it all,
but that’s another story.
Someone said we are as old as we think we are. Could this
be true? I’m sure many of you remember Satchel Paige, a
pitcher now in baseball’s Hall of Fame. A legend after two decades in the Negro
Leagues, he signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and
helped them win the American League pennant. It is said
that he is the oldest person ever to play in the Major
Leagues but he didn’t really know his age.
When his mother was asked
about the year Satchel was born, she said, "I can't rightly
recall whether Leroy was first born or my
fifteenth." When
Satchel was asked his age. He replied with a question, “How
old would you be, if you didn’t know how old you was?”