You are never too old for Pooh Bear. I've learned this throughout my
crazy and weird long and wise 13 years. I know its a little strange to meet a teenager who still likes Winnie the Pooh, but I do. Well, I don't watch Pooh all the time or read the books anymore, but you know what I mean. You can learn many important lessons from Pooh Bear:
- “If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you"
- “Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.”
- “If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
- “Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon”
- "My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places"
- "Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?"
- “Those who are clever, who have a Brain, never understand anything.”
- Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.”
- "Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day."
For a "Bear of Very Little Brain" Pooh Bear sometimes seems to know a lot. There are three stages in almost anyone's life:
- Idolizes Pooh Bear
- Thinks They are too old for Pooh
- Loves Pooh.
My favorite Pooh Bear quote of all time is this: "Pooh, promise me you won't forget about me, ever. Not even when I am a hundred." Pooh thought for a little. "How old shall I be then?" "Ninety-nine." Pooh nodded. "I promise," he said This is said when Pooh and Piglet are playing Pooh sticks. (I've played Pooh sticks, It's very fun...) It almost kills me when I see that TV's come out with a new Pooh Bear show, it nearly kills me. Some of them are so stupid and so babyish, no wonder little kids already think that they are too old for it! But a few weeks ago, I pulled out and old copy of Pooh Bear treasury, one that was actually written by A.A. Milne. There were still things in it that I found a little hard to comprehend. You are never too old for Pooh Bear.
