Marcus Porcius Cato, the Roman patriot, learned Greek at
80. Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the great German
American contralto, reached the pinnacle of her musical
success after she became a grandmother. It is wonderful!
to behold the accomplishments of the oldsters. General
Douglas MacArthur, Harry S Truman, General Dwight David
Eisenhower, and American financier, Bernard Baruch are
interesting, active, and contributing their talents and wisdom
to the world.
The Greek philosopher, Socrates, learned to play musical
instruments when he was 80 years old. Michelangelo was
painting his greatest canvases at 80. At 80, Cios Simonides
won the prize for poetry, Johann von Goethe finished Faust,
and Leopold von Ranke commenced his History of the World,
which he finished at 92. Alfred Tennyson wrote a magnificent poem, Crossing, the
Bar, at 83. Isaac Newton was hard at work close to 85.
At 88 John Wesley was directing, preaching, and guiding
Methodism, We have several men of 95 years who come to
my lectures, and they tell me they are in better health now than
they were at 20,
Let us place our senior citizens in high places and give
them every opportunity to bring forth the flowers of Paradise,
If you are retired, get interested in the laws of life and the
wonders of your subconscious mind. Do something you have
always wanted to do. Study new subjects, and investigate new
ideas. Pray as follows: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so
panteth my soul after thee, O God. PSALM 42:1.