Accrington Web - How old???!!!

I was just sent this, i don't usually read these emails but this one caught my eye!

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old
is
> >when we're kids?
> >If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that
>you
> >think in fractions.
> >
> >"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!"
> >
> >You're never thirty-six and a half.
> >You're four and a half, going on five!
> >
> >That's the key.
> >
> >You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back.
> >You jump to the next number ... or even a few ahead.
> >
> >"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!"
> >You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!
> >
> >And then the greatest day of your life you become 21.
> >Even the words sound like a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21.
> >YESSSS!!!
> >
> >But then you turn 30.
> >Oooohh what happened there?
> >Makes you sound like bad milk.
> >He TURNED; we had to throw him out.
> >
> >There's no fun now.
> >You're just a sour-dumpling.
> >What's wrong?
> >What's changed?
> >You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.
> >Whoa!
> >Put on the brakes .. it's all slipping away.
> >Before you know it, you REACH 50 . and your dreams are gone.
> >But wait!!!
> >You MAKE IT to 60.
> >You didn't think you would!
> >
> >So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE IT to 60.
> >
> >You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70!
> >After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
> >
> >You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle;
> >you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.
> >
> >And it doesn't end there
> >Into the 90s, you start going backwards .
> >"I Was JUST 92."
> >
> >Then a strange thing happens.
> >If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again.
> >"I'm 100 and a half!"
> >
> >
> >May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
> >
> >
> >
> >.HOW TO STAY YOUNG
> >
> >1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
> >
> >This includes age, weight and height.
> >Let the doctors worry about them.
> >That is why you pay "them!"
> >
> >2. Keep only cheerful friends.
> >The grouches pull you down.
> >
> >3. Keep learning.
> >
> >Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
> >Never let the brain idle.
> >"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
> >And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
> >.
> >4. Enjoy the simple things.
> >
> >.5. Laugh often ... long and loud.
> >
> >Laugh until you gasp for breath.
> >.
> >6. The tears happen.
> >
> >Endure, grieve, and move on.
> >The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
> >Be ALIVE while you are alive.
> >.
> >7. Surround yourself with what you love ..
> >
> >whether it's ... family, pets, keepsakes,
> >music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Brandy & Poker
> >Your home is your refuge.
> >.
> >8. Cherish your health.
> >
> >If it is good, preserve it.
> >If it is unstable, improve it.
> >If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
> >.
> >9. Don't take guilt trips.
> >Take a trip to the mall ... even to the next county .
> >to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
> >
> >10. Tell the people you love that you love them
> >
> >at every opportunity.
> >AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
> >Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
>moments
> >that take our breath away.
> >
> >And if you don't send this to at least 8 people .. Who Cares?
> >
> >
> >But do share this with someone