I remarked to a friend that I’m feeling old. She has a few years on me, yet was surprisingly sympathetic.
I say “surprisingly” because few things make a person feel older than having someone younger gripe about his or her age. I mean, come on.
Anyway, she gave me a fresh perspective on the matter. “You can grow old,” she said. “Or you can die young. Which one do you want?”
Well, now that you put it that way…