CICI

When I was away last week, I was in a predominantly elderly community. Most of the residents there arrived when they were in their 60's and now are in their 80's, at least. They are still active and busy, but their bodies are aging faster than their minds. It made me think. When we are in the womb we are curled up like the letter "C", utilizing the allotted space as best we can. Once we are born, we spend most of our lives like the letter "I", straight and upright. If we are lucky enough to reach our eighties, we slowly curl over back into a "C". Our spines compress and it is hard to straighten up. Once we die, we are laid to rest as an "I" again.