Topics: Aging; Forgetfulness; Human Condition; Limitations; Perspective; Seasons; Time; Weakness
References: Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:10–12; Psalm 71:9; Proverbs 16:31; 20:29; Isaiah 46:4; Jeremiah 3:21
Three sisters, ages ninety-two, ninety-four, and ninety-six, lived together. One night the ninety-six-year-old drew a bath. She put one foot in and then paused. “Was I getting in the tub or out?” she yelled.
The ninety-four-year-old hollered back, “I don’t know; I’ll come and see.” She started up the stairs but stopped on the first step, shouting, “Was I going up or coming down?”
The ninety-two-year-old was sitting at the kitchen table having tea, listening to her sisters. She shook her head and said, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful,” and knocked on wood for good measure. Then she yelled, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”
—Van Morris, Mount Washington, Kentucky