Friends are Like Wine

This piece was originally posted on Nov 2, 2005. People said reading the same piece at different times will have different results. You audiences please tell me if it is true or not......

"Friends are like wine:
You picked them up when they were young,
Some, you would like to keep for long while others will come and go,
Good friends could be "aged", get mellow as time goes by, and get better,
Not so good ones will turn sour after several years,
For those who has the potential to "age", the longer they age,
the more you treasure them, because you know that they cannot be replaced.

Older vintages are harder to get,
and there is no guarantee of their availability.
Even though they are available, it will cost you a lot.
Because older vintages will only get scarce, that's the fact.

Some people have a good and wide variety of collections,
Some only keep the newest vintages from specific regions;
Some don't know and lost track of what they have;
And some don't even bother to have their cellar checked!

I'm glad that I know I have a cellar for me here,
part of my "California Collections" are from the early years,
Which I am going to keep for the rest of my life,
If they are willing to be "aged" with me tight......"

PS: I just started another celler - I am going to name it "Collections from my motherland). Would you like a spot on my rack?