How Do You Know When You Are Old?

[Denny O]

Old Age

On the first day, God created the dog and said, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.”
The dog said, “That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I’ll give you back the other ten?”
And God saw it was good.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said, “Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give you a twenty-year life span.”
The monkey said, “Monkey tricks for twenty years? That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?”
And God, again saw it was good.
On the third day, God created the cow and said, “You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer’s family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.”
The cow said, “That’s kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?”
And God agreed it was good.
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, “Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you twenty years.”
But the human said, “Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back,
the ten the monkey gave back,
and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?”
“Okay,” said God, “You asked for it.”
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves.
For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family.
For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.
And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
If you are looking for me I will be on the front porch…

When did you realize you were old??

[gus4416]

This is great thank you for the story

[cdavis]

@dennyo hahaha

[PapaSop]

@dennyo
Amen to that. The absolute truth. Thanks for sharing.
And typing all that out…

[wdaly]

@dennyo That’s a good one. Must explain my desire to sit on the porch and drink beer in the summer!

[Nicolai]

It sure does explain a lot!

[samspade]

Can someone get me a beer I’m on the porch.

[Bob Stehlik]

@dennyo So true.

[kyle]

@dennyo pretty much sums it up, almost scary how true. thanks for sharing.

[mrobisr]

@dennyo I don’t know whether to say Amen or cry because of the reality of it, thanks.

[mrobisr]

@dennyo said in How Do You Know When You Are Old?:

When did you realize you were old??

When it starting taking all night to do what I used to do all night…

[johnsbrewhouse]

@dennyo I must share this with my kids so they know the reasoning of aging and why they get barked at!

[GWG8541]

@dennyo nailed it

[Denny O]

mrobisr said in How Do You Know When You Are Old?:

@dennyo said in How Do You Know When You Are Old?:

When did you realize you were old??

When it starting taking all night to do what I used to do all night…

Dad? Is that you??
Wholey Cow!! Those are the words of my father!
My Dad, “Used to do it all night, now it takes all night to do it.”

[YooperDog]

@dennyo great story, thanks for the share

[mrobisr]

@dennyo well my Dad passed it to me recently after my second back surgery when I was complaining about getting old stinks and he brought me back to reality with that saying. It is what it is there is absolutely no changing the facts.

[Ken1261]

That is so true. I know the feeling.

[calldoctoday]

@dennyo I have heard it before, but always love hearing it again. I’ll be on the front porch with a beer…

[Denny O]

calldoctoday Absolutely it is not original, You think I’m that creative?! LOL!