Oh, this one is for me! The year I turned 75 (2013) I wrote and published my first book, and recently started work on book #16. I'm happy to say, while I'm not a "best selling author" (well, I had one book hit #1 in its category on Amazon for a few weeks, but we all know that doesn't really count), I've had some recognition and I sell books on a regular basis and have what I like to think of as a small but discerning group of loyal readers. I am still teaching young men and women how to sing and have learned new skills so that if necessary, we can have these lessons virtually. My students are still being accepted into prestigious music schools, most recently a young baritone in his freshman year at Ithaca College. Of course, I have no idea when this will all come to an end, and every time I start a new book I wonder if I'll finish it. But that doesn't keep me from starting it! As a life-long recreator of other people's material, realizing that at 75 for the first time I had become a creator was a thrill that Mr. Emmanuel would have deprived me of. Or perhaps not...is he counting from the time we TURN 75, or at the end of that fateful year?
This reminds me of a Star Trek episode where one character fell in love with a scientist on the verge of some great discovery. But his culture mandated death at 60. She was aghast. He had so much more life ahead and his work wasn’t done.
Everyone worries about what happens when you get old, but it’s a blessing. A lot of people don’t get there. And as your life and perspective changes, there are more things to learn and discover.
I'm aiming for at least 90...worried about the advent of constant word retrieval issues Fromm a "teeny tiny" stroke - doctor's words.....I just want to keep going and going.....
Oh, this one is for me! The year I turned 75 (2013) I wrote and published my first book, and recently started work on book #16. I'm happy to say, while I'm not a "best selling author" (well, I had one book hit #1 in its category on Amazon for a few weeks, but we all know that doesn't really count), I've had some recognition and I sell books on a regular basis and have what I like to think of as a small but discerning group of loyal readers. I am still teaching young men and women how to sing and have learned new skills so that if necessary, we can have these lessons virtually. My students are still being accepted into prestigious music schools, most recently a young baritone in his freshman year at Ithaca College. Of course, I have no idea when this will all come to an end, and every time I start a new book I wonder if I'll finish it. But that doesn't keep me from starting it! As a life-long recreator of other people's material, realizing that at 75 for the first time I had become a creator was a thrill that Mr. Emmanuel would have deprived me of. Or perhaps not...is he counting from the time we TURN 75, or at the end of that fateful year?
This reminds me of a Star Trek episode where one character fell in love with a scientist on the verge of some great discovery. But his culture mandated death at 60. She was aghast. He had so much more life ahead and his work wasn’t done.
Everyone worries about what happens when you get old, but it’s a blessing. A lot of people don’t get there. And as your life and perspective changes, there are more things to learn and discover.
I'm aiming for at least 90...worried about the advent of constant word retrieval issues Fromm a "teeny tiny" stroke - doctor's words.....I just want to keep going and going.....