"A man is not old until regrets takes the place of dreams." That's a quote by John Barrymore. Barrymore was a famous actor way back in the day. He died in 1942, so I mean WAY back. The name Barrymore is still a household name though, due to Drew Barrymore, his granddaughter...or great grand daughter, I don't know which really.
Although I rarely quote actors for the blog, unless I am just joking around of course and use a Clint Eastwood quote or a Rodney Dangerfield quote, I liked this quote for its simplicity and truth. Once you stop dreaming, you are essentially dead. It sucks to live in the past. While I do have a regret or two that I have written about in the past, I use those regrets to make sure that I live the life I have fully right now. I try not to dwell on my regrets, but instead use them as a reminder as to how I can live better and more fully right now. When you have given up trying to move forward, then you are just waiting to die. I hope I will never say "I am too old to learn something new.". I also never want to say I can't. True, sometimes there will be things that I won't be able to do. That doesn't mean that I plan not to try to do those things. Instead, I want to be the type of old person who looks for new ways to do the things I want to do... not just put them to the side to never look at again. I think too many people make themselves old and frail before their time. Sure we all get more aches and pains ad we get older, and yes, we all lose some of our former quickness. So what! Really, I plan to keep doing what I want to do right up until the day I die. At some point, I may not be bale to do what I want totally. And that's ok. I still want to want to try when I reach that point. Whether I am successful or not! I guess you can say I will regret the day when I no longer want to follow my dreams!
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