Sentimental

Is it true you get more sentimental as you get older? I heard a song on the radio today by John Denver called Aye Calypso and it made me weepy. I loved John Denver when I was a kid and hearing this song after so many years--full of idealism about protecting the oceans--I was moved by his passion. Calypso was Jean Jacques Cousteau's research vessel:

"Like the dolphin who guides you, you bring us beside you
to light up the darkness and show us the way.
For though we are strangers in your silent world, to live on the land we must learn from the sea."

If I thought of John Denver 10 or 20 years ago, I'd probably think he was corny. Now I admire him more than ever. I think what is interesting about getting older is you realise that you and everything around you is constantly changing, and that's exciting.
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