Please add spaces between words: AsayoungmanIstartedkeepingajournalofinterestingencountersand,likemynotesbeforeImetJesus,thoseafterwardsweremeanttoserveonlyasreferenceandreadingenjoymentinmyoldage.
As a young man I started keeping a journal of interesting encounters and, like my notes before I met Jesus, those afterwards were meant to serve only as reference and reading enjoyment in my old age.