Father Time is undefeated
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undefeated">undefeated</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="specifics">specifics</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undefeated">undefeated</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>.</p><p><span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personification">personification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>. <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="older">older</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> – <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é (<span word="something">something</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roundabout">roundabout</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="now">now</span> – <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="embarrass">embarrass</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="doom">doom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gloom">gloom</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="outperform">outperform</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="diminishing">diminishing</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="One">One</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="noticing">noticing</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scarier">scarier</span> <span word="part">part</span>). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="As">As</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="sportsmen">sportsmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>.</p>
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