The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15

Its duties, he discovers that his
and his energy and his time
are fully absorbed by the things that
are necessary, leaving little or moth
ing for other things which are his
hearts desire. And so at so one
finds that most of that which he had
dreamed of doing yet remains I'M
done and untouched. The dearest
aspirations have been set aside one
by one. All, the hopes that lie buried
in the heart of the man of so!
If any man of so cherishes the de-
fusion that he is no older than he
used to be, let him consult his likes
and his dislikes, his desires and his
impulses. The mental attitude of the
man of so toward life and the things
of life is altogether different from
that of youth, when | was a child
wrote the Apostle Paul, Il spoke as
child, l understood as a child, !
thought as a child; but when | be-
came a man, put away childish
things" At 90 a man has experience
ed much and has learned much, II he
has been capable of growth. He may
not be wholly wise, but he has attain
ed at least a measure of wisdom. The
hot ardor and precipitancy of youth
have abated. He is able to think
coolly and dispassionately, if not cal
culatingly. In some measure he is
able to appraise the things of life at
their true and relative value. At 80
many things which at % were con
sidered essential are no Longer
esteemed of worth.
The man of 80, if he has developed
normally, is an optimiSt, man Will
open mind and open heart, youthful
in spirit though the body has begun
to age. If he has lived thoushttully
he has developed a philosophy whicl
enables him to be content with wha
life has offered him to rejoice he
cause of the opportunities which haT
neeu opened to him, to accept hi
Accomplishments with cheerfulness
and TO be glad because of what h
has been able to accomplish, At .
a man has Just begun to have som
understanding of life. At 80 he
equipped to enjoy life as never be
fore. His pleasure is more in tn
substantial things and less in tn
cphemeral pleasures of life. Thos
things, or many of them, which yout'
count as pleasure no longer interes
him, This is one of the infallibl
signs of coming age.
At so, if the man has trained sou
mind and body as they should b
trained, life is a tremendously ser
our business, never to be r.
garded lightly. The man of .
should be a man vigorously in earn
est. thoroughly appreciative of life
privileges and responsibilities. AM
vet the man of 80, in the light o
his experience, is not oppressed o
depressed by the burdens of life. H
has not been sOured by its disaI
continents. On the contrary, life t
him has been a glorious experience
For all that he has been denied Their
has been compensation, abundar
and yet more abundant. Each da
comes to him as an unopened Dool
filed with unknown possibilities. an
each tomorrow is anticipated wit
zest and enthusiasm for the eXper
ence it may unfold. He is eager 70
the new interests which each yea
of life reveal to him, for the me-
q. friends which the years bring to hin
Though many of his hopes have fai
, ed. he is vet hopeful, with the IA
seeing vision that reaches out an
, laws hold on the things which ar
, eternal. About all as youth with ii
fever and unrest has receded, he ha
, Lecome serene, with tran0uili'
horn of the disciples Of the passin
years. Sure of himself, he looks
= The future with confidence, certai
that the best of life is yet to b
Truly. it is worth all of life to hay
reached the age of so.