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This tone poem is beautifully written and incredibly readable.

Short sentences with simple words.

Short paragraphs.

Great content.

At over 80, I don't feel that I've wasted a second. I've spent my life with the love of my life.

While I think about the future and the past, I'm mostly an "in the moment" type of person.

It's all about being with my wife, working with her, getting something done, doing fun things and being smart about diet and exercise.

I can't do anything about the future. Nothing about the past.

When you're born lucky with good health, parents, education and opportunities, you wind down feeling both lucky and grateful.

Grateful to be born in a democracy, America. Grateful for great parents and a wonderful spouse. Grateful for modern medicine, which has kept me going longer than I would have if I had been born 90 years ago.

And when you're born into a family that has cherished education and integrity for centuries, you're the luckiest person in the world.

Good luck.

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