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.
