迈入60岁 好多事你就不担心了
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="creakiness">creakiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drifting">drifting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reprising">reprising</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="nauseam">nauseam</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p><p>变老有太多恼人和糟糕的事情：身体变差，记忆力下降，没完没了地重复个人的过去，并且只有你一个听众。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="profoundly">profoundly</span> <span word="liberating">liberating</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="won">won</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> 60 <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="aplomb">aplomb</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>.”</p><p>不过变老还包含一种深刻的解放：获得一种得来不易的态度。只有到了60岁的时候，你才会开始泰然自若地说：“我太老了，这个不适合我。”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="mantra">mantra</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rehearsing">rehearsing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span>, <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="amply">amply</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shrug">shrug</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="annoyances">annoyances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="perch">perch</span>.</p><p>这句话将会成为我的个人箴言。我拼命地练习着这句话，然后惊讶地发现，对于那些曾经打击过自己虚荣心的恼人之事，现在的我竟然已经不屑一顾了。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="old">old</span>” <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>一位比我小的女性建议我说，“老”这个字可能用得不对，应该换成我太“明智”或者太“聪明”了，这个不适合我。但是“老”是我想要的，是我争取到的。</p>
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