The benefits of being old and getting older

 

 

Here are the benefits of being old and getting older and having more money than I need. Although, I think having more money that one needs isn’t part and parcel to leading a completely happing life. It’s icing on the cake. But if you are young, plan now for the years ahead. Don’t spend a lot of time on it, but keep it in mind.  

I live simply.

I paint. I have no talent for that art, so I paint because I enjoy it. Painting is much more of a learning experience than I ever thought it would be.

After three heart attacks, I now listen to my body. I take care of myself. I don’t go overboard on that, and I still eat mountains, mountains I tell you, of junk food. I’m going out with a Twinkie in one hand and a Mars bar in the other. You go out your way, I’ll go out my way. I don’t drink, gamble, smoke, watch sports, take drugs or run around with women. So I’m having another piece of Goddam cake.

I wake up slowly. I’m convinced that people who leap out of bed to greet the day are the cause of most of the misery on this earth.

I don’t rush. It’s not good for you.