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wisdom
If you can
Gain wisdom
While you are
Young enough
To enjoy
Its rewards
To be a wise
Old man
Is less
Beneficial
As you are
Consistently
Used as an
Advisor
As a
Reference
Library
However
Like a book
The older
you get
the more
you find
pages stuck
together
the more
forgetful you
become
then you
are thought
of as an old
fool
Gain wisdom
While you are
Young enough
To enjoy
Its rewards
To be a wise
Old man
Is less
Beneficial
As you are
Consistently
Used as an
Advisor
As a
Reference
Library
However
Like a book
The older
you get
the more
you find
pages stuck
together
the more
forgetful you
become
then you
are thought
of as an old
fool
Published 1st Oct 2015
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Second to last line has a typo. The passage of time is often a topic for fascinating compositions. Well worth pondering.
1st Oct 2015 11:24am
thank you for reading and commenting - thanks for the heads up on the typo (now fixed)
it's amazing how we can miss typos like that - maybe too close to the writing? Anyway thanks for spotting :-)
it's amazing how we can miss typos like that - maybe too close to the writing? Anyway thanks for spotting :-)
No problem. I taught at the middle school level for 5 years while working on a masters degree. It was always easier to edit other people's work then to check my own.
1st Oct 2015 5:16am
Well, this explains my life and why I feel like an old fool! I had it all figured out when I was a teenager and everyone sought my advice. Now I'm a lonely old man and I can't remember who I am... I also can't remember how my pages got stuck together but maybe it's better that way...
JJ
JJ
1st Oct 2015 11:29am
yeah, wisdom is not all it's cracked up to be LOL :-)
thanks for reading and commenting with some wise words :-)
thanks for reading and commenting with some wise words :-)
1st Oct 2015 10:43am
1st Oct 2015 11:28am
lol I read your wisdom on a regular basis - aint life a conundrum :p
wisdom is like a baseball bat - sooner or later you will feel the dull thud of it hitting you on the back of the head - you will then sit back in your comfiest of chairs and feel all smug
:-)
wisdom is like a baseball bat - sooner or later you will feel the dull thud of it hitting you on the back of the head - you will then sit back in your comfiest of chairs and feel all smug
:-)
1st Oct 2015 2:58pm
2nd Oct 2015 1:11am
Are you an old fool too ?????
:-) thanks for reading and understanding :-)
:-) thanks for reading and understanding :-)
1st Oct 2015 9:25pm
Haha I aspire to be an old fool, and hopefully wise sometime in between then and now. It's better to be a has-been than a never-been. haha I consider you a wise man and enjoy reading your nuggets of perception and wisdom.
2nd Oct 2015 1:14am
you'd be amazed at the number of people who see me as an old fool, but then only an old fool would attempt to change their thinking :-)
:-)
:-)
3rd Oct 2015 9:23am
I find older folk are more interesting anyways.. Me myself, I've always ben able to carry on a convo longer wit a older person then wit people my own age...guess I've an old soul...who knows? Love tha write :)
3rd Oct 2015 11:21am
thank you for reading and commenting - so glad you enjoyed it :-)
I believe in old souls as I matured very early as a result of childhood experiences. I too find older people than me more interesting :-)
I believe in old souls as I matured very early as a result of childhood experiences. I too find older people than me more interesting :-)
