“But that’s no reason to get out of shape, or stop reading and thinking. I have redoubled my efforts in both areas.”
Me too. At 51 I am still within 5 pounds of what I weighed when I was 21. But I can’t do everything I did 30 years ago (and probably shouldn’t have then, either).
I like to say that “Maturity is the acceptance of an ever lengthening list of limitations.” Some of our generation needs a lot of maturity.
Ha! When I was 21, I had the body of a fat slob. Now, 36 years later, I weigh 20 pounds less and have the body of a gym rat.
On the other hand, I can’t read Latin and Greek as easily as I could then.