take heed of this phrase cuz it's just so inspirational

The first day of school, our professor introduced himself and challenged   us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look   around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a   wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her   entire being.     She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can   I give you a hug?" I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course   you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.     “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She   jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a   couple of children, and then retire and travel."     "No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be   taking on this challenge at her age.     "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting   one!" she told me.     After class we walked to the student union building and shared a   chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next   three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was   always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her   wisdom and experience with me.     Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily   made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in   the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living   it up.     At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football   banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and   stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech,   she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a   little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm   sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is   killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell   you what I know."      As we laughed she cleared her throat and began: "We do not stop playing   because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only   four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success.     "You have to laugh and find humor every day."     "You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have   so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!"     "There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you   are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one   productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven   years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn   eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or   ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in   change."     "Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we   did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death   are those with regrets."     She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." She   challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily   lives. At the years end Rose finished the college degree she had begun   all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in   her sleep.     Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to   the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be   all you can possibly be.     If you read this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your   friends and family, they'll really enjoy it! We send these words in   loving memory of Rose.     Remember: Growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional