| If you are lucky, you may have grandparents, or | | | | tried to get through their years too fast. In rushing |
| other elderly family members. If not, you probably | | | | through life, they missed out on so many |
| have neighbors or other nice people in the older | | | | opportunities. They may have regrets, and even |
| generation. You may have noticed that some of | | | | bitterness, over a life which was not all it could have |
| these people seem quite content with themselves | | | | been. While this is very unfortunate, it does not need |
| and their lives, while others do not. You may be | | | | to happen to you. You can see the wonder in every |
| hoping that you will be like those happier people | | | | day as it is presented to you-- and when you live |
| when you are in your later years. | | | | each one to its fullest, you will be more than satisfied |
| The great news is that it is not impossible. It is not | | | | with your life. |
| even difficult. The key to being happy and content | | | | You can think about yourself years into the future. |
| when you are elderly is to make the very most of | | | | When you are old, you want to be able to look back |
| every minute of your life. | | | | on your life with a true sense of fulfillment. You will |
| One mistake which many young people make is that | | | | want to know that you gave your best to life, and |
| they are in a rush to grow up. They are in such a | | | | joyfully accepted all that your life had to offer to |
| hurry to get to some specific adult age that they | | | | you. You can look back on the countless number of |
| miss out of their growing up years. Whether you are | | | | people who touched your life, and the people whose |
| in elementary school, high school, or college, there is | | | | lives you touched. You can look back on challenges |
| plenty of living to do today, and plenty to enjoy. | | | | met, and opportunities fulfilled, without any regrets. |
| Your growing years are the time to savor every bit | | | | The way to the happiest golden years is to not hurry |
| of life. These are the years which contain many | | | | through life. Instead of rushing to get to a different |
| opportunities. The years for having all of the hobbies | | | | point, cherish the point where you are today. When |
| that interest you, making many good friends, learning, | | | | you follow this guide, you will not miss the best parts. |
| developing skills, and dreaming dreams, are years | | | | An average day will be as important to you as your |
| which you can never get back once they are over. | | | | milestones. When you have this outlook, and put it |
| Every day is abundantly-full of wonderful experiences | | | | into practice, you will be assured that when you are |
| for you. You should make the most of them now, | | | | much older you will look back on your life as a |
| because they will not be present after today. | | | | wonderful success. |
| Older individuals who are not satisfied with their lives | | | | |