The Words of the Wise

“I am an old person and that means what I say is wisdom”

~ Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett 

A sentiment which often seems shared by elderly people everywhere—or at least definitely by my own grandmother. When I was little, it used to irritate me more than a little bit. But now that I’m older, I think she had many good points. I may not agree with everything she says, but perhaps there are certain lessons that we all have to learn as we grow up.

As Mom observed, some pieces of advice are the same from nearly all old people. She heard them from her grandmother and now I hear them from mine.

One of these pieces of advice was not to get too caught up in or bothered by the little things in life. In the long run, you find that many things you get angry or upset over now really aren’t as important as you thought.

My own grandmother likes to say that when bad things happen, there’s no need to get too unhappy—and when good things happen, there’s no need to get too excited. And that’s because all things will pass. Nothing stays bad or good forever. Things change, people change. Life goes on.

To a happy and interesting New Year...