When is the best time to plant a tree?
A couple of days ago I was skiing at Lake Tahoe and I shared the Gondola back down the hill with a couple from California who had gone up the mountain to sight-see. I asked them if they skied and they answered with a categorical “No, we’d like to but we’re too old.”
Looking at them my best guess is that they’d be in their 50’s. Interestingly, I shared a chair lift with a gentleman a couple of weeks ago and we got to chat about things as you do on a chair lift and he told me he skied most days unless the mountain was closed. He mentioned in passing that it’s what kept him alive — he said he was 84 and didn’t start skiing until he was 62! So much for being “too old!”
This reminds me of the question: “when’s the best time to plant a tree?” Answer: “40 years ago.” Second best time – “NOW!”
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I agree:
We’re never too old to learn and it’s never too late to start (anything)!
Ric,
This is great ‘food for thought’. Michael and I shared a chair lift at heavenly with a gentleman who was 82 and had started skiing when he moved to the states in 1993 – this means he was 65 when he started. After skiing just 2 seasons he decided to buy a house in tahoe and winter there just to ski – it’s amazing that some people use being ‘too old’ as an excuse… i think being ‘old’ is just a state of mind…