Capital Rotary Club

June 12, 2014

It’s a knowledge that I cherish and you should all be told

That you can keep on ageing but not grow old

Not grow old? Why this must be a lie

For if you don’t grow old, then you must surely die.

Just a moment my dear friend, there’s something you should know,

Give me just a minute before you turn and go.

The keyword here is youth, and it has no certain time

For it’s not a time of life but a persons state of mind

A person may possess it at any age I’m told, but as long

As you maintain it, you can’t grow old.

It’s an interest in the present without dwelling on the past.

It’s looking to the future with an almost full half glass.

It’s not talking of your health, because, no one wants to listen.

If you must discuss your aches and pains, go visit your physician.

It’s taking a real interest in what others do and say

It’s offering them your help without any thought of pay

For it’s what you do for other people that will vitalize your soul

So keep putting service above self, and you will not grow old.
Jim Potter