How to grow old
Today we are going to be looking at growing old, and how to avoid doing it with dignity.People often ask me how I get away with behaving so immaturely at my age. Well the answer is simple; I refuse to compromise. Sometimes the temptation to conform to accepted standards can be very hard to resist, but we have to overcome our reluctance to cross that threshold. As with most skills, practice is the key.
The next time you are walking through a park and get an urge to climb a tree, don’t let your inhibitions win. First, make sure there are people around to witness it. If not, wait until there are, and then just do it; climb the tree. Try to choose a tree that offers some possibility of being climbed, as falling to the ground in front of an audience without suffering sever embarrassment is beyond the scope of the beginner.
There it is; as simple as that. Just practice climbing trees in public places until it becomes second nature not to give a thought to what onlookers might be thinking of you. And remember; your objective is not to become good at climbing trees, but simply not to mind being seen doing it.
Next week we will be discussing ways to assess how likely someone you might want to insult is able to run faster than you can, and the strategies that can be employed to slow them down. Don’t miss it, this is something you will need to know.
Comments (61)
Have you got other suggestions that I could do in public without hurting myself?
I still climb the trees, jump rope, dance in the rain, ect.
Sometimes I find that I get tired fast or it takes me longer to climb.
the job well done
aging beatifully
- sing and dance in the street as I'm/we're walking along ... my kids used to me ashamed of me
- do very silly crazy dances at parties
- when I still shopped at super markets... find an empty isle then run gathering speed before hopping onto the wheel holders and get a free 'ride' ... prepare to jump off if someone turns into the isle ahead of you... also works in the car park... try to svoid bumping into parked cars
- when walking on slippery or wet ground/floor anywhere public gather speed and slide along like if you were skating
When I was growing up my mother used to dispair of me and my 'unlady like ways' ...
I also loved playing football with my brothers and in fact I played football every week with my colleagues till I left my teaching job when I was 47 or so...
But .... surprisingly enough I also enjoy(ed) sewing and knitting and cooking etc... but my rebel mind refuses to use existing patterns and I make them up and recipes too
The more ridiculous they are, the funnier they are!
How´s that for balance and ridicule?
btw, I didn´t have a ladder to get on.
Like this, you mean?
You always seem very ladylike to me, btw.
I used to put my feet on the saddle of my bycle while it was going and crouch on the saddle still holding the handlebars
I think a ride on the cross bar of a gent's bike with his strong arms either side of me sounds quite cosy in comparisson