An earthly life's span which many individuals liken to that of one's literal journey here on Earth has its own mental lineal graph kept by the owner. The graph could actually be literally plotted with signposts, and when that was done, it would become writing points of one's life-story.
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My friend who retired much later than me said that he has kept his mental lineal graph from Year 0 up to the present, nearing Year 56. Fortunately or unfortunately, he said, the length of his imaginary paper strip was symbolically crumpled and rendered unusable. He therefore had to stop the keeping of his mental lineal graph and make a firm decision of continuing transfers of graphic thoughts onto an imaginary branch of his yet more imaginary ready-grown old tree. He said that he would put in 100 for 290110 and if good luck would have it, God willing, he said that he would be mentally plotting and ballooning memorable life's events as they would forwardly happen. At 56! ... and to start afresh, to start anew! He said he wanted to hear the sound of his own laughter once more.
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that note was sad - "He said he wanted to hear the sound of his own laughter once more." i hope your friend has already begun to construct hopeful thoughts in that direction!
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