There is one certain way to decide whether you are old: What
is your attitude when you arise in the morning? The person who is young awakens
with a strange feeling of excitement, a feeling which he may not be able to
explain but which is as if to say, “This is a great day; this is the day on
which the wonderful thing will happen.”
The individual who is old, regardless of age, arises with
the spirit unresponsive, not expecting any great thing to happen. This day will
be just about like all the rest. The person may hope it will be no worse. Some
people retain the spirit of expectation at threescore and ten; some lose it early
in life. The measure of one’s age is actually how well he retains the romance
of youth.
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