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What is so funny about turning 50?  What’s with all the stupid comments like, “How nifty you’re 50” or the “Over the Hill” remarks?  Where the hell is that hill anyway?  And what does “going over it” imply?  That towards the end of your life you will just drop down the other side and then it’s over?  Shouldn’t it imply instead that if you spend fifty years getting to the TOP of the hill  then you are, in fact, in pretty good shape?  So going over the hill should imply that it gets even better!  The Hallmark cards should read:  “On the top of the hill are you?  Finally reached it – good for you!  Congratulations!”  It’s takes fifty years to reach the top of the hill  and if you work hard you too can be over the hill.  But the key to mastering getting to the top of the hill is education.  That’s how you find the hill in the first place. 

“Hey, what the hell hill are you talking about?”  Well apparently you must have been one of those kids in school who never did any homework.  “Just wait till I get into the real world…”  Yeah, you know who you are.  How’s that working for you now?  You didn’t pay attention to Hill Humanity 101.  For those of you who did pay attention, you may not be at the hill yet but at least you have some idea where it is and how to get there.  Good luck in your journey.  For those of us who have climbed it and are on the other side of it – just know that it’s splendid!

(c) 2012 Linda Stone Cohen All Rights Reserved

Remember that no amount of money can purchase grace, wisdom and humility.  Until tomorrow…