"The Golden Days of Yore" (My Sixtieth Birthday Vanity!)

Sorry that I sounded so pessimistic, I hope I didn't discourage you in any way regarding your prospects for good health in the future or for lack of same. Actually, when I look back on my life I have to be thankful to my God and Savior Jesus Christ that I have reached this age without encountering nearly as many health problems as have many of my friends and family members in the same general age bracket. When I consider the many serious abuses that I have carelessly and deliberately inflicted on my body over the course of my active life I have to be reasonably content with the overall state of my health.

In any event, I must accept responsibility for any and all of those problems. After all, I'm the one who caused practically all of them, and I can't and don't blame anyone or anything other than my own stubborn insistence that I could live my life as I pleased without ever considering the unpleasant consequences that would inevitably follow. Lesson learned, a little too late for me but a good example for my beloved posterity as to how NOT to live their own precious lives. Even a longer than usual lifespan is much shorter than any young person can imagine, so they must get it right the first time because there won't be a 2nd chance to make corrections.

No problem! I understand completely.

So far, so good for me, though I figure I should donate my body to science, if nothing else than as a cautionary tale for others!

Cheers, and all the best.

Jim

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