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When I was in my mid-20's I was taking an airplane trip. I was fortunate to be seated next to an older man and we struck up a conversation. He was a neurologist, returning from a conference. I told him that I'd always been interested in medicine, but I'd quit college to be a mother. I felt that it was too late and, by the time the kids were grown and I was in my 40's, I would be too old to go back to school.

Well, he found that to be the funniest thing he'd heard all year. See, he was right around 80. When he retired in his early 60's he decided to go back to school to study what *really* interested him - medicine. At the time we spoke he'd only been a practicing neurologist for a couple of years. His fiance went back in her late 50's and almost had her PhD in psychology.

After he told me this, he placed his hand over mine, looked me sternly in the eyes, and said, "It's never too late, young lady."

Of all the people I've encountered in my life, he made one of the strongest impressions. I'll never forget him. I ain't quittin' 'til I'm dead an' I ain't dead yet! :-)