The years, the months, the days, and the hours have flown by my open window. Here and there an incident, a towering moment, a naked memory, an etched countenance, a whisper in the dark, a golden glow these and much more are the woven fabric of the time I have lived. Howard Thurman
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The years, the months, the days, and the hours have flown by my open window. Here and there an incident, a towering moment, a naked memory, an etched countenance , a whisper in the dark, a golden glow these and much more are the woven fabric of the time I have lived. The quote describes how time can make us feel old very quickly. Yet it also takes away all of the things that make us feel young. We lose our youth when we cease to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

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