Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;
itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,andavigoroftheemotions;
itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.
Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.
Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.
Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing’sheartthelureofwonder,
theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat’snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.
Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation:
solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheInfinite,
solongareyouyoung.
Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,
thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,