Brilliant Thoughts

There is a kind of wisdom that comes with age. Wise older people, in my experience, refuse to look at life in strictly black and white terms. And they tend not to take themselves so seriously. For me, the author and cartoonist Ashleigh Brilliant is a wise old man. In case you haven't encountered Brilliant (yes, that's really his name) here are some examples of what he has to say about life and aging, mostly from his book, I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and Am Now Looking for a Good Fantasy:

"Inside every older person, there's a younger person wondering what happened."

"Could it be that I'm allergic to growing older?"

"If you are careful enough, nothing bad or good will ever happen to you."

"It took courage to do some of the things which I now wish I'd never done."

"When I find true wisdom, I will let you know (if letting you know still seems important).

"Everything I am today I owe to people whom it is now too late to punish."

To learn more about Ashleigh Brilliant check out his website here.