How to Be Old by Richard Gerberding

Author:Richard Gerberding [Cicero, Marcus Tullius]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

[57] To sum up briefly. Digging in the dirt provides all sorts of pleasures. A nice green lawn, healthy trees and shrubs, flowers, plants, vines and fruit trees – nothing is more productive of good things nor more pleasurable to look at, and these qualities don’t just interest us old folk, they positively allure us. And where, I ask you, can retirement better enjoy the warmth of sunshine, or the cool of shade or water than in the midst of well cared-for greenery? [58] Therefore let others keep their fast cars, speed boats, fitness centers, bats, rackets, and balls and leave us our checkers and bridge cards. But you know, they can take those too if we have a nice garden. [59] Franklin’s Almanac is still a good thing to leaf through from time to time, and it is full of tips and praise for working the land. Sometimes it seems quite regal. Did you know that the word “paradise” is the Greek version of a Persian word meaning “walled garden”? Cyrus, the ancient Persian king of kings, is said to have delighted in laying out his gardens and even in planting things with his own hand. Enough.

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