{"id":2497,"date":"2018-05-22T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2018-05-22T13:05:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:05:17","slug":"the-elder-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/the-elder-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elder Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Here\u2019s to all the elder ones\u2026<\/h6>\n
The ones who\u2019ve lived and seen<\/h6>\n
Life from long ago and now have become serene<\/h6>\n
We were once young and carefree\u2026<\/h6>\n
Not worrying about a thing\u2026<\/h6>\n
Traveling down the pathway of life<\/h6>\n
Future full and bright\u2026<\/h6>\n
Youth was spent and now aged, we\u2026<\/h6>\n
Cling to life as it goes gradually\u2026<\/h6>\n
Beauty is vain; youth is fleeting; it never remains\u2026<\/h6>\n
Time passes; moment by moment life has its gain\u2026<\/h6>\n
Age comes at a snail\u2019s pace, tic toc, tic toc<\/h6>\n
A look in the mirror, what a shock\u2026<\/h6>\n
Hair fallen; what\u2019s left turns to gray\u2026<\/h6>\n
Teeth once white and straight have gone away\u2026<\/h6>\n
Strong and vibrant, muscles taunt, physically and mentally fit\u2026<\/h6>\n
Now shuffle along to quickly sit\u2026<\/h6>\n
Here\u2019s to the ones who have come and gone\u2026they dance among the stars\u2026<\/h6>\n
For soon the elder ones, they too, will take their leave and depart\u2026<\/h6>\n
Live on, youth\u2026 and be all that you can be\u2026<\/h6>\n
Make a difference in the life you\u2019re given\u2026<\/h6>\n
Be wiser, kinder, protectors of the earth\u2026<\/h6>\n
Your birth is worth\u2026<\/h6>\n
Giving while you\u2019re living\u2026<\/h6>\n
Tic Toc\u2026goes the clock\u2026<\/h6>\n
Too soon, you\u2019ll be getting off at the last stop\u2026<\/h6>\n
You never know when your time will be<\/h6>\n
Live in faith, and you will see<\/h6>\n
Age is a gift…we must treasure<\/h6>\n
The cycle of life can\u2019t be measured<\/h6>\n
Life is\u00a0perpetual\u2026<\/h6>\n
But,<\/h6>\n
The clock is swift\u2026<\/h6>\n
~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill May 22, 2018<\/h6>\n
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 New Life Version (NLV)<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Life Now\u2014Life in Heaven<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
This is the reason we do not give up. Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day. The little troubles we suffer now for a short time are making us ready for the great things God is going to give us forever. We do not look at the things that can be seen. We look at the things that cannot be seen. The things that can be seen will come to an end. But the things that cannot be seen will last forever.<\/em><\/h6>\n
Psalm 92:12-14<\/em> New King James Version (NKJV)<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,<\/em> He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the <\/em>Lord <\/em>Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age;<\/em> They shall be fresh and flourishing,<\/em><\/h6>\n
Proverbs 17:6<\/em> New King James Version (NKJV) <\/em><\/strong>Children\u2019s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
James 4:14<\/em> New King James Version (NKJV) <\/em><\/strong>whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. <\/em><\/h6>\n
Psalm 71:9<\/em> New King James Version (NKJV) <\/em><\/strong>Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
Job 12:12<\/em> New King James Version (NKJV) <\/em><\/strong>Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Here\u2019s to all the elder ones\u2026 The ones who\u2019ve lived and seen Life from long ago and now have become serene We were once young and carefree\u2026 Not worrying about a thing\u2026 Traveling down the pathway of life Future full and bright\u2026 Youth was spent and now aged, we\u2026 Cling to life as it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8aPxH-Eh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497\/revisions\/2501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}