Aging

Benjamin Mark
1 min readAug 13, 2020

In a moment of utter frustration, I sent this note to some friends the other day. And so today, as a gesture of pure amity, I pass it on to you.

Whilst I sit upon my throne, I ponder life’s foibles. Is it a terrible thing to grow old? No. It is nature’s way. Is it a terrible thing to lose some of the ability of one’s youth? No. It is nature’s way. Is it bad to lose a bit of one’s memory? No. It is nature’s way. Is it a bad thing to make notes to help you remember? No. It is nature’s way. But shit. When I start forgetting where I placed those reminder notes of mine, well then, ol’ nature can kiss my aging ass.

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Benjamin Mark

I write two weekly e-zines combined entitled Tidbits and Pet Peeves. Educated in Europe and U.S. Escaped WWII in 1942. Multilingual. Member Mensa, Intertel.