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No Letting The Old Man In – Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

“No Letting the Old Man In!”

That’s the response the admired nonagenarian actor Clint Eastwood gave to country singer Toby Keith when asked about his secret to staying active and vibrant at his age.

“Every day when I wake up, I don’t let the old man in. My secret has been the same since 1959: staying busy. I never let the old man into the house. I’ve had to drag him out because he was already comfortably settled, bothering me all the time, leaving no space for anything other than nostalgia.

You have to stay active, alive, happy, strong, and capable. It’s in us, in our intelligence, attitude, and mentality. We are young, regardless of our ID. We must learn to fight to not let the old man in.
That old man awaits us, stationed and tired by the side of the road to discourage us. I don’t let the old, critical, hostile, envious spirit in—the one that scrutinizes our past to tie us up with complaints and distant anxieties, or relived traumas and waves of pain.

You have to turn your back on the old murmurer, full of rage and complaints, lacking courage, denying himself that old age can be creative, determined, full of light and projection.

Aging can be pleasant and even fun if you know how to use your time, if you’re satisfied with what you’ve achieved, and if you still maintain enthusiasm,” adds Clint Eastwood, a legend with ten Oscar nominations, of which he has won four statues—all after crossing the threshold of sixty.

That’s called “not letting the old man into the house.”

These words resonated so deeply with country singer Toby Keith that they inspired him to compose the song “Don’t Let the Old Man In,” dedicated to the legendary actor.

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Teach Them Wisely

Child Looking Towards Sun

“Children from a very young age should be taught that the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West, that if you point your right hand to the East and your left to the West, your face will face North and your back will face South, that the direction of the water in a river is the direction towards the sea, that the Moon rises in the East and sets in the West, that if there is no moon there is a star that indicates the north and your latitude, that the more to the horizon you see the Polar Star, the closer you are to Ecuador, if you see a bird in the middle of the sea it is because there is land where it flies.
Respect and love for animals, trees, the earth and the elements that give us life.
Teach them all this before giving him a cell phone because the cell phone runs out and the signal is lost… wisdom is never lost.
Let’s not let them lose connection.”
~ Author Unknown
Art by Laron G. S. via Midjourney
(Tom: There is no equivalent of Polaris (the North Star) in the South, but to find your latitude if you are in the Southern hemisphere you can use a constellation called the Southern cross (illustrated on the flag of Australia) and two stars called the Southern Pointers.