Building Memories

We have a boating friend named Kurt….who has a delightful sense of humor….Teasing and joking with Kurt can be very enlightening because he is a man of adventure, action, get-the-job-done mentality.
Kurt was telling some tall-tale one day….I must add that his tales are not woven fiction but actually ’watered down truths’ if Melissa is listening…. and afterwards I said, “Kurt, why in the world do you do such daring, dangerous things like that?”
He says, “Well, I look at it this way….one day when I am sitting in that rocking chair….I’ll have a lot of interesting things to think about and remember!”
I just read a devotion that speaks Kurt’s wisdom….It says,
…. “A famous ball player reflected over a highly successful career. He had been a feared hitter, and no one challenged his throwing arm from the field. He was well-muscled and a fine athlete. He quit playing while he was still doing well, and it was a decision he felt good about the rest of his life. When he had gotten old, he still had fine memories of his glory days, but that wasn’t all he had. He had seen to many players who lived in their own pasts, and that was sad. He had used his time well, had made good investments, developed other interests, and he enjoyed a full and active life as a senior citizen. His strength had faded his athletic days were behind him, but he had his mind, and no one could take that away from him…”
……Age brings with it certain limitations, but it also gives certain strengths. Experience gives us a perspective on life that we can obtain no other way than growing older. The aged in our world have a wonderful legacy to offer us in the form of their experience and observations.
Yes, I say…”You go, Kurt! Build ’fun’ memories…but listen to Melissa.. (and Pammy)… you are only human and if I remember correctly….you WILL be 50 in January, 2005!”