Sunday, December 21, 2008

Youth is not a period of time. It is a state of mind, a result of the will, a quality of the imagination, a victory of courage over timidity, of the taste for adventure over the love of comfort. A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of years. A man grows old by deserting his ideals. The years may wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideals wrinkles his soul.
Preoccupations, fears, doubts, and despair are the enemies which slowly bow us toward earth and turn us unto dust before death. You will remain young as long as you are open to what is beautiful, good, and great; receptive to the messages of other men and women, of nature, and of God. If one day you should become bitter, pessimistic, and gnawed by despair,
may God have mercy on your old man's soul.
Douglas MacArthur.

4 comments:

jamie said...

i need this.

Phil said...

thank you for texting me about this!

amazing.

Alex said...

Youthfullness=Playfullness

“Play is the exuberant expression of our being. Play is at the heart of our creativity, sexuality, and our most carefree moments of devotion. It helps us live with absurdity, paradox and mystery …It Feeds our joy and wonder—not take ourselves so seriously."
Brian Sutton Smith

Alex said...

I dont know why it says my name is Lead... jerk.
with love
LEEDOL LEEDOL!