Word of the Day: Sink in

For some people, it takes longer than usual for things to sink in.

Some guys have to receive multiple speeding tickets, take remedial driver’s education courses and pay a much higher cost for insurance than they should before they learn to slow down.

Then again, some guys never learn.

The term sink in is used in adverse situations when it takes a while for a person to begin to learn or realize something.

Think about it as slowly absorbing knowledge that others seem to acquire immediately.

As we age, most of us try to live the same way as we did in our youth.

The problem is that we have to slow down, not eat as much, and look after our health more.

People who realize this quickly can modify their lifestyle to match their age.

These people enjoy their golden years and tend to have fewer health problems.

Then there are those for whom it takes a long time to sink in that when you’re in your fifties, you can’t drink alcohol as you did in your twenties.

This is where beer bellies come from.

If you’re reading this and over forty years of age, you understand how hard it is to lose weight once you put it on.

It’s better not to let yourself go in the first place.

Unfortunately, some of us have to learn the hard way before the realities of aging and life finally sink in.

I’m not sure if it’s their fault or not.

I suppose some of us can learn from the mistakes of others, and some of us can’t.

It’s said that it’s never too late to learn, and it’s never too late to change one’s ways.

Let’s hope they’re both true because there is at least one thing that takes a longer time to sink in for each of us.

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