I'm 80 today, and soon to be 81. I think the same thing. I was a young man, it seems as yesterday. The years gain speed as we age. I never thought I would be older than my Parents this soon.
@@mothilal6479 It's not longevity in itself that is singularly important.. What is the quality of one's existence as one ages? And figuring out the purposes? As there certainly is a purpose. That is the question of the ages for us all.
I'll be 67 this December, and you know what's funny? When I watch _Columbo_ or some other television show from the 1970s and see outdoor shots, I can still feel what the sunlight was like then, what the world sounded like, can feel its pace and rhythms. The other day I downloaded copies of _The Golden Book Encyclopedia_ that I perused when I was a young boy, and in the article on comets saw an image that off and on through all the years of my adult life has returned to me filled with beauty and mystery, but all I could remember of it was the car shown somewhat from below, its headlights shining in the dark under a winter sky. Time is a beautiful and funny and woeful thing.
@@reddiamond8136 bruh you still a child. No need to try to hurry up and grow. Live your best at this age cuz believe me you'll be 27 before you know it and even then you still young. There's no meaning for this nonsensical competition you see the youth having. Jus live life.
Life is very very strange. Most people only think about their daily meal and their car. Buying stuff. I am 69. Longing for the times Nature still was Nature. When the oceans and the air still were clean. When there was silence and beauty. Hardly any cars. No muSICK in the shops. When people did talk to each other, looked each other in the eyes...... instead of watching their IPhones........ Those were the days, my friends. They will never come back again.
I saw the first photo and the last photo and I cried because it reminded me of our family. I had totally 12 siblings, three passed away and only 9 of us left, we are very closed just like this family, I am in the sixty our youngest is in his 45, our oldest is 72. Every years we still visit and call to check up on everyone, I have to admit our parent raised us well.
No wrinkles mean you didn’t use sunscreen, or a hat, grey hair means you are too poor to have your hair colored, and scars mean that you hung out with the wrong people.HA!
Listen to 'Time', Pink Floyd. Listened to it when it came out but didn't take to much notice of the words. Now, 40 year's later the words have a powerful impact.
Time has a powerful impact in us, as does age. Somethings we have no control over. Do we? May they have peace throughout the rest of their lives and throughout eternity. With God's blessings.🙏⌚
They sure did, if you’re fortunate enough to come from a close Family. Keep it that way. This could/would NEVER happen to ours. Cold, distant/unless trying to find dirt to smear. Family shouldn’t but can be your worst nemesis.
Oh that is so sad, I'm sorry for your loss, I've lost my twin when I was a baby and sometimes I look back and see what it would be like if that twin was older❤️
Stunning. As a member of a dysfunctional family, i started to read into their positions in the photos over the years; Their smiles and body language, a story to unravel. When I stepped back and stopped projecting, all I could see was love.
Yes....I read into the faces what I imagined I was seeing......hurt, resignation, and other emotions. Maybe I was wrong in my assessments. It'd be nice to talk to them personally to find out how close I was to being right, or wrong.
@@pabloherrera7210 Yes, I'm good. Are you a Commie? If so, I'd say,... the only good Commie is a dead Commie. Ya see, we're in a war, and in a war, you think about war. But, thanks for asking,... just the same.
I'm 65 now and I'm amazed at how incredibly fast life goes by. I always heard that growing up but you truly don't realize it till it actually has.......
Pushing up towards 60 myself and I think its a busy happy fulfilled lifestyle that makes time seem to fly by...I have noticed time waiting in a Dr's waiting room just drags by in comparison.
Yes, you notice everyone growing up, getting older. Then suddenly you notice you're on the old side and didn't see it coming. Funny, when you're a kid you think the old people were always that way.
I'm so sorry for your loss. After both my parents were dead, there was still a lot of family conflict between myself and my three siblings. Eventually I contacted all of them and wrote "The next family funeral we attend will be for one of us." Since then, we have been in regular friendly contact, from different parts of the world, by letter, by phone and by Zoom meetings. The days of fighting our parents' proxy wars are over.
The more years they live together their hugs get tighter. So my dear humans, we came , live,get old and go away. Why fighting, killing, hates and arguments? Let us live together happily for sometime.
I noticed the hugs got tighter. As we age, we realize we're running out of the time we were given here on earth. In 100 years, someone looking at your gravestone in 2121 will see you were born way back in the 1900s. Much as I look at old unattended graves while visiting my parents. Some were born 'way back' in the 1800s. Life goes on, and time marches on. People that lived in the 1500s probably thought they lived in 'modern' times. Just like someone who lived in the 1990s. How could they miss a smartphone, when it hadn't yet been invented??
I quit school when I was 17 years old, it was the fastest yeat I ever lived, I'm 63 now , I never married, I have a son, my parents been dead a long time, I still have all my brothers and sisters, praise God, I was a methamphetamine addict for 45 years, yes 45 years, I found Jesus and I have been delivered for 5 years, I smoke cigarettes on my adult life, today I have 32 days Deliverance, praise God I don't smoke cigarettes no more, God bless everybody watching this video , that was some beautiful girls, young and old, a beautiful family, God bless in Jesus name
The Lord bless you and keep you, big brother in Christ!! I'm celebrating your deliverance from both methamphetamine and cigarettes!! Congratulations!! 😍🫂 Bless the Lord 🙌🏽 much love to you!
I would like to believe the at some point while looking back at their smile less photos they deliberately decided not to smile in the rest of their group photos in the coming years to keep the flow
If you look at pictures of your forebears from 100 or so years ago, they didn't smile either. In fact, they all looked as they just came from church where they'd listened to a 90 minute long sermon on Eternal Damnation. No one told those old farmers to turn those frowns upside down though.
If someone could explain why we SHOULD smile when photographed... Or even look at the spectator. If a photo captures the moment when you smile, or if the fact that you're being photographed on th particular moment / place / people around, fine. Otherwise it's pointless - or worse, hypocrit. Anyone can tell a spontaneous smile from a posed one. And a posed smile may conceal other signs of feelings.
I found this enormously touching. No text is necessary to convey how these sisters love each other. What's more, they look like people I'd like to know and befriend.
The most moving part of these pictures is, that they all survived those 40 years ... which is a positive and important aspect to celebrate, no matter what life dealt them through the 40 years!!
Its beautiful and yet has a Mona Lisa quality, no fake smiles so it has depth, you can only guess at their private trials, but they remain resolutely sisters. Its beautiful. I hope they are still together.
Everyone's saying they are unhappy because they dont smile but NO ONE's saying that some people smile today just to mask their mess up lives on social medias
Many fail to capture the serenity in their glance that they have acquired as they´ve matured and "aged". The whole series of photos points to the fact that they have recognized and accepted the fact that one evolves, and with the assistance of their in-law, left this beautiful testimony of love for sisterhood and life. Grace continue to be in their hearts.
I remember reading an article and one of them did pass away (I believe it was the light-haired one but may be wrong) and that was why they stopped taking the pictures.
Aging is such a beautiful thing. As a young person, it’s rlly disappointing to think that my generation finds it ugly and upsetting when it’s just natural. And these sisters never came apart even after 40 years, that’s love ❤
I was just about to write the same thing. It is a beautiful process and we should embrace it with grace and dignity and love and respect and not try to hide from it.
They didn’t need to smile as their bodies, their hands and body language showed quite clearly how they felt about each other. If anything, some of the photos seemed to show some sadness, personal maybe, family issues ??! But they still held each other. A wonderful tribute to them all. Love this xx
These comments are so beautiful and touching. Too many memories and regrets in my mind and someone is cutting too many onions in my house right now so I gotta go. Peace and happiness to you all. Tell your Family you love them.
I'll be 70 in two weeks. Essentially estranged from my sisters for the last 40 years. This photo series is beautiful. I'm envious with no malice. Just wish life had turned out differently.
oh my God that is so very true.. I still think that I'm in my glory mid 20s... but seing the calendar always felt shocking, since it was more than 20 yrs ago..
*_John 10.17 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”_* _Jesus Christ loves you. Only Jesus Christ saves. Repent and be saved. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._ -----------------
Seems like I was 22 yesterday and woke up being a grandfather today... Thanks for those wonderful pictures. It is all about life, humanity, and dignity!
When I take pictures of my children I try to make them laugh for the spontaneity of the picture...Instead of "say cheese" I will say something like "say endoplasmic reticulum!!"
@@shadowbanned5164 Oh, bless. And you have a smiley face thumbnail, too. Do you wear smiley face t-shirts and always smile on your facebook photos? Thank god those sisters didn't smile.....
I am 62 years old but how I would love to turn back the clock, especially as my Dad died in April at 94 and my 93 year old mum has dementia and asks constantly where he is. I so wish I had done something similar to this over the last 40 years as what a wonderful record to look back on. I hope all four sisters are still together.
Thé fact they still loved each other after all these years is mind blowing. My family is so scattered and angry at each other. Also some have died it’s impossible to do this kind of things. I command their unity. Beautiful people!
That was awesome, watched it twice. Turn 60 in a few weeks, which blows my mind, and passing time is on my mind more than ever. A lot of great memories but would’ve been better with siblings. Thanks for sharing this.
"See, the day of the Lord is coming - a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger. . . . I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty. . . . Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives violated." (Isaiah 13:9-16 NIV)
"For what is Christianity? Yea, I say unto thee: it is merely a waste of lives and pointless efforts; a spin on a fairytale of a charismatic zombie who couldn't talk himself out of getting stuck to a tree in the end. Go forth and faceth the facts of sciences amd intellect, and do not wasteth any more of the life you can never have again." - A Smart Guy, 2021
@@gavinvalentino1313 💗Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” -John 20:27 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.-John 20:31 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” -Romans 10 -9-19 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”-Mark 1:15 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.-1 John 4:16💗Have a nice day!😌💗
I have 4 sisters, as I watched this, I could see my sisters aging. This brought back beautiful memories I had lost. Thank you for posting a masterpiece of life.
I'm 74 years old, the youngest son out of 8 siblings. How beautiful to have had a family like this. I didn't but its beautiful to see that some did. Look to Jesus our Savior for everything. At the end that's all the going to matter.
This was a photo project by Nicholas Nixon. Back in 2014, the sisters and Nixon decided that would be the last sitting. Ending on a high note. It would have been sad to see them dwindle as death took them. I kind of like how they ended it, leaving us to just appreciate the bond of these women.
Im 62 now i think alot about the past i miss my teens the long summer days we had such good times in the 70s the 80s 90s was good but today isnt the same we were Lucky the kids of today haven't a clue enjoy your life !! 👍🏴🦊
Interesting sequence of photographs on several levels. I enjoyed the music as well. It's a I -VI -IV -V progession in B (B, G#m, E, F#). Nice little 3-note melody over these 4 chords. Simple but apt for the purpose. Thanks for posting this. Very thoughtful.
This is absolutely amazing and makes me think of how quickly my life is passing by. Thank you to the four sisters and whoever put this together. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Way 😎 cool! I never pictured myself growing old, but at 62 reality is setting in. Maybe this collage will help those younger viewers to embrace their youth while they can. It goes by much faster than you would expect. Thank you for posting.
The photos were lovely…there were no smiles or laughter, but they must all be close if they meet at least every year. I have three brothers I haven’t seen for years. Unfortunately my mother never encouraged loyalty in the family and actually drove wedges between us. She hated it when we were getting on with each other. After my father died when I was 32 the whole family sort of fell apart. She’s 85 now and I haven’t seen her for 25 years and I never want to. Fortunately I have a wonderful husband and son which more than makes up for my previous dysfunctional family.
How wonderful!!! How precious that you have been able to document a one of a kind relationship with your beloved sisters. What a blessing. Happy Thanksgiving Day!
The best thing about this video is that they were together and loved each other all these years.....that is the most precious thing difficult to achieve these days...
Time, we just cannot stop it! This was a lovely progression. That they would care enough to do this is amazing! Why is it that a lot of men assume a woman who is not grinning or smiling is angry?!
So touching. I wish I did this with my brothers and sister all those years ago. But we still are all very close, and the great times we enjoy, past and present, are locked in my memory, which I cherish
The photos do not paint a picture of great happiness, but more of struggle and hardship. As I look back at my life (and I am much older then these women) I’ve experienced great sorrow, loss of family and have been to war, yet when I am asked to stand for a photograph, I find plenty of happiness in my life to smile about. From the photos one would think these women never had a happy thought pass through their lives ...ever. How sad. I do wish them well and hope they are indeed happy and I am wrong.
I have only one sister who is older. We grew up in a very dysfunctional family. Despite everything I have over the years begged her to be a real sister to me. She told me to take a hike. I hope these sisters realize how fortunate they are to have each other. Honestly I miss mine dearly.
I'm 2nd of eight, I don't see them anymore, and I'm fine with it, all we did was argue. The arguing still continues among them all, I don't want to be part of it. They are never happy. I am happy in my own company now.
I can totally relate. I'm the older sister always trying to reach out to my younger sister, but she told me "I can't be the sister you want me to be". I miss her dearly, but till this day I'm hopeful and waiting with open arms.
I feel sad that we have to age and our youth/beauty fades, but yet it's beautiful at the same time. I'm so glad they've been there for each other through the ups and downs. Thanks for sharing. 💕
The longest relationship we will ever have in this life is with our siblings. Not our wives, husbands children or parents so it’s wise to cherish and foster it. It is the longest -standing relationship u will have. Double that of your significant others
People seem to give up on love so easily now days they dont seem to understand sometimes you have to fight to keep it by not fighting if you know what I mean.
There's so many men and women who shuffle through their whole lives without loving anyone. I've loved 3 women in my life; one of them my wife; a life without love is a wasted life......And you end up alone and elderly
@@santosakowski9846 Not 100% sure but I saw a shadow in a couple of the frames & the photographer may have been shooting with a large-format camera. I'm blown away by the sisters' expressions & honesty & presence in the photos. Just sublime.
Someone once said life is a brief sliver of light between two black eternities. I can't remember who but you've got to make the most of the time you've got.
the Anglo Saxons compared it to a small bird fliting through the hall . in one window out of the dark into the light for a few seconds then back out the end window into the dark. probably a sight they witnessed quite often
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I'm 80 today, and soon to be 81. I think the same thing. I was a young man, it seems as yesterday.
The years gain speed as we age. I never thought I would be older than my Parents this soon.
You’re not alone on that one Treelover.
True. As we age what happened during younger ages seems to be just happened yesterday.
I'm 24, wish me luck so, I can be 81 one day.
@@sasif1356 You'll cross 100🙌
@@mothilal6479 It's not longevity in itself that is singularly important.. What is the quality of one's existence as one ages? And figuring out the purposes? As there certainly is a purpose. That is the question of the ages for us all.
I’m 67 now and yesterday I was 17, how can it be possible? I miss my young days, the love, the hope and the carelessness.
Such is life. Carpe diem.
65 here, me too.
66 yesterday.
I still feel 30.
I'll be 67 this December, and you know what's funny? When I watch _Columbo_ or some other television show from the 1970s and see outdoor shots, I can still feel what the sunlight was like then, what the world sounded like, can feel its pace and rhythms.
The other day I downloaded copies of _The Golden Book Encyclopedia_ that I perused when I was a young boy, and in the article on comets saw an image that off and on through all the years of my adult life has returned to me filled with beauty and mystery, but all I could remember of it was the car shown somewhat from below, its headlights shining in the dark under a winter sky.
Time is a beautiful and funny and woeful thing.
@@tonya--7704
66 in a couple of weeks
Beautiful memories. I hope the 4 of you are still together in 2024 and living your lives.
This kinda makes me feel bad I'm not close to my living sisters.
@@angieang26 I’m sorry to hear that
I'm 60 years old now everything seems like yesterday and a thousand years ago all at the same time
I agree. I’m also 60. I can’t figure out where the last 40 years went. Some things feel like they happened yesterday and others like forever ago.
I'm 17, and I'm already missing my childhood. I hope you guys are doing okay.
Yeah no kidding I'm about to retire next year
man where did the time go?
@@reddiamond8136 bruh you still a child. No need to try to hurry up and grow. Live your best at this age cuz believe me you'll be 27 before you know it and even then you still young. There's no meaning for this nonsensical competition you see the youth having. Jus live life.
Life is very very strange. Most people only think about their daily meal and their car. Buying stuff.
I am 69. Longing for the times Nature still was Nature. When the oceans and the air still were clean.
When there was silence and beauty. Hardly any cars. No muSICK in the shops.
When people did talk to each other, looked each other in the eyes...... instead of watching their IPhones........
Those were the days, my friends. They will never come back again.
40 years they live in harmony and age gracefully. God bless them.
who told you they lived in "Harmony" ??? this is Earth, not paradise .. we learn to live with pain here
There are not married ?
O no working?
From where the sisters
Thank you for answering
@@TsarOfRuss they still hug each other. And from the body language they posed shows they in harmony.
Lol gracefully
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I saw the first photo and the last photo and I cried because it reminded me of our family. I had totally 12 siblings, three passed away and only 9 of us left, we are very closed just like this family, I am in the sixty our youngest is in his 45, our oldest is 72. Every years we still visit and call to check up on everyone, I have to admit our parent raised us well.
My grandpa had a big family. Unfortunately the youngest died first... then the oldest soon after.
*our youngest is in *the forty*.
"Wrinkles means you laughed, grey hair means you cared and scar means you lived"
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Proof?
I agree on the wrinkles and scar, but not quite the grey hair.
No wrinkles mean you didn’t use sunscreen, or a hat, grey hair means you are too poor to have your hair colored, and scars mean that you hung out with the wrong people.HA!
If you believe in Jesus you can be with your brother and sisters forever in eternity with god 🙏😇
...another gandhi 😁😁
Time has no mercy. It keeps moving forward and drags you along with it whether you like it or not. Live life with no regrets.
Listen to 'Time', Pink Floyd. Listened to it when it came out but didn't take to much notice of the words. Now, 40 year's later the words have a powerful impact.
@@tilerman Yep!! At 79, still playing that song, and it has more meaning now!!
We still have to work tho.lol
Time has a powerful impact in us, as does age. Somethings we have no control over. Do we? May they have peace throughout the rest of their lives and throughout eternity. With God's blessings.🙏⌚
You always have regrets dude. But still, live life.
They stood closer and embraced each other more as the years went by. It’s a beautiful thing. ❤️
*embraced.
@@TallSilentGuy thanks 🤙🏼
I noticed that also. I believe that the red head is the eldest sister. She seems to embrace/shelter/ protect the others. I love this
Exactly that what I saw clearly
They sure did, if you’re fortunate enough to come from a close Family.
Keep it that way.
This could/would NEVER happen to ours.
Cold, distant/unless trying to find dirt to smear.
Family shouldn’t but can be your worst nemesis.
They are truly blessed. I lost my only sibling when she was 10. That was over 40 years ago. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her.
I'm sorry.
:(
I'm so sorry🥺🥺🥺.. please stay strong🙏🙏🙏
Oh that is so sad, I'm sorry for your loss, I've lost my twin when I was a baby and sometimes I look back and see what it would be like if that twin was older❤️
I can understand your pain😒
They were/are very lucky to have each other.
I agree
@Robert Stop talking like a Ferengi, they're W O M E N. Not everyone likes to smile in pictures, it's a free world dipshit
So lucky to have each other....I always wished for that for myself.
Indeed 😊😊😊
@Robert Nah, just idiotic misogynists like yourself.
Stunning.
As a member of a dysfunctional family, i started to read into their positions in the photos over the years; Their smiles and body language, a story to unravel.
When I stepped back and stopped projecting, all I could see was love.
If you are trying to make me cry it worked....
Yes....I read into the faces what I imagined I was seeing......hurt, resignation, and other emotions. Maybe I was wrong in my assessments. It'd be nice to talk to them personally to find out how close I was to being right, or wrong.
This is what the internet should be used for, thank you.
I concur. Something Insightful, delightful
Gatekeep 🔥
When they started, there was no hint of internet, smartphones, TH-cam etc.
Yes,.... this AND tracking down Commies. These four ladies didn't grow up in a vacuum.
@@pabloherrera7210 Yes, I'm good. Are you a Commie? If so, I'd say,... the only good Commie is a dead Commie. Ya see, we're in a war, and in a war, you think about war. But, thanks for asking,... just the same.
I'm 65 now and I'm amazed at how incredibly fast life goes by. I always heard that growing up but you truly don't realize it till it actually has.......
the microwave made me understand just how fast life goes by, heat up a cup of coffee, and 1 minute and 10 seconds of life happens.
Pushing up towards 60 myself and I think its a busy happy fulfilled lifestyle that makes time seem to fly by...I have noticed time waiting in a Dr's waiting room just drags by in comparison.
Having kids is what does it, life just turns into one long groundhog day for about 20 years.
Yes, you notice everyone growing up, getting older. Then suddenly you notice you're on the old side and didn't see it coming. Funny, when you're a kid you think the old people were always that way.
Like someone said, you don't grow old. You just wake up one day to discover you're old.
What a blessing that the four of them are still alive. I lost my youngest sister three years ago and miss her every day ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss. After both my parents were dead, there was still a lot of family conflict between myself and my three siblings. Eventually I contacted all of them and wrote "The next family funeral we attend will be for one of us." Since then, we have been in regular friendly contact, from different parts of the world, by letter, by phone and by Zoom meetings. The days of fighting our parents' proxy wars are over.
@@tomsdottir Nice comment.
May her Soul Rest In Peace.amen
One of then is not alive today. I read it somewhere.
The amazing thing is that 4 sisters got together for 40 years to take a photo. Sisters fight like hell!
So lucky to be together for 40 years. How i miss two of my elder sisters gone too soon. God bless these four.
I have 4 sisters and we are always happy to get together
@@julianachandler2975 glad to hear! My 2 sisters are total opposites and have fought on and off forever.
Time and circumstances make it almost impossible to do this. I wish I had been able to.
@@julianachandler2975 Same, I have two sisters and I can't remember the last fight.
Now this is art. Beautiful women with their Mona Lisa smiles.
Yep 👍 I agree
👍👍👍👍. Mona Lisa(s).
I like them They are strong & feminine & smart & real & pretty 😍
Not quite..
Yup!!
I don’t even know these women but they are beautiful and bring tears to my eyes.
The more years they live together their hugs get tighter.
So my dear humans, we came , live,get old and go away. Why fighting, killing, hates and arguments? Let us live together happily for sometime.
...😅, that was a beautiful statement, very eye opening and so true. Thank you and bless you 🌷
Lovin me some lovin!!!
That is a nice thought but man cannot do this. We have a genetic trait that makes us rebel, fight and in the end destroy each other. Sad but true.
I noticed the hugs got tighter. As we age, we realize we're running out of the time we were given here on earth. In 100 years, someone looking at your gravestone in 2121 will see you were born way back in the 1900s. Much as I look at old unattended graves while visiting my parents. Some were born 'way back' in the 1800s. Life goes on, and time marches on. People that lived in the 1500s probably thought they lived in 'modern' times. Just like someone who lived in the 1990s. How could they miss a smartphone, when it hadn't yet been invented??
Yes yes,very well said!
this is scary and beautiful at the same time, just like truth.
scary because those of us that are young now don't want to age and end up like them
@@Neko.Virtual perfect explanation
I completely felt the same way....it shows how life just flys by sooo fast. I'm shaking my head as I can't believe I am 55 years old now.
@@disneygirl2302 i'll be 55 too. hope i dont get rekt before xD
@@Neko.Virtual i don’t care about aging but it’s scary knowing you will have to grow up. maybe because i’m 15 right now that i think that.
I quit school when I was 17 years old, it was the fastest yeat I ever lived, I'm 63 now , I never married, I have a son, my parents been dead a long time, I still have all my brothers and sisters, praise God, I was a methamphetamine addict for 45 years, yes 45 years, I found Jesus and I have been delivered for 5 years, I smoke cigarettes on my adult life, today I have 32 days Deliverance, praise God I don't smoke cigarettes no more, God bless everybody watching this video , that was some beautiful girls, young and old, a beautiful family, God bless in Jesus name
God bless you! I am also 63 and happily sober with help from Jesus daily for 9 years.
@@donnagelina8548 God bless you, I saw the pigeons on your channel, I have chickens
The Lord bless you and keep you, big brother in Christ!!
I'm celebrating your deliverance from both methamphetamine and cigarettes!! Congratulations!! 😍🫂
Bless the Lord 🙌🏽 much love to you!
blessings to you and fellow believers. pray it forward!
@@KelahCash God bless you and your family
The lack of smiles didn't bother me, this felt more like an "artsy" project to me, you know, black and white pictures and all.
@J. P u need to smile yourself
I would like to believe the at some point while looking back at their smile less photos they deliberately decided not to smile in the rest of their group photos in the coming years to keep the flow
If you look at pictures of your forebears from 100 or so years ago, they didn't smile either. In fact, they all looked as they just came from church where they'd listened to a 90 minute long sermon on Eternal Damnation.
No one told those old farmers to turn those frowns upside down though.
It was done so we could have some reflection on life...the good and difficult times.
If someone could explain why we SHOULD smile when photographed... Or even look at the spectator. If a photo captures the moment when you smile, or if the fact that you're being photographed on th particular moment / place / people around, fine. Otherwise it's pointless - or worse, hypocrit. Anyone can tell a spontaneous smile from a posed one. And a posed smile may conceal other signs of feelings.
No one can escape from time, that is why people must remain beautiful inside, in order to survive when beauty goes down the drain
True
And since you are Greek I would say. Ke na thoxazoume ton Theo Katherine stymi
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Thank you! You said beautiful words.
Beauty never goes down the drain. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I am 63 and the last surviving member of my immediate family. Hold onto your family it is precious.
in the eyes of the people who love you, you never age
👌👌👌
Very true. My daughter says, “thank goodness for cataracts.” Lol
"You never age,,in fact you look younger everyday,,,,
@@daveh6479 - Lol, my husband says the same thing. That’s looking through the eyes of love.
That's why a lot of our adult kids are surprised when one of their parents dies......
They look like some badass group of heroines who fight crime together under cover.
You must be from Bihar tasteless fellow of India
@@invariablyliveliness8278 what does that have to do with anything?
@@invariablyliveliness8278 it's a compliment!
I know right, they look very tough character wise - in a good way! No doubt they had each others back! What a blessing.
@@invariablyliveliness8278 SAALE
I found this enormously touching. No text is necessary to convey how these sisters love each other. What's more, they look like people I'd like to know and befriend.
The most moving part of these pictures is, that they all survived those 40 years ... which is a positive and important aspect to celebrate, no matter what life dealt them through the 40 years!!
This is wonderful!! How I WISH💫 my family had done something like this. Beautiful ladies and beautiful photos.
It... Would be depressing af
Its beautiful and yet has a Mona Lisa quality, no fake smiles so it has depth, you can only guess at their private trials, but they remain resolutely sisters. Its beautiful. I hope they are still together.
Everyone's saying they are unhappy because they dont smile but NO ONE's saying that some people smile today just to mask their mess up lives on social medias
Deep
U are correct but one side is that the one who even not to dares mask it he never dares to live the pain turning to life.
Many fail to capture the serenity in their glance that they have acquired as they´ve matured and "aged". The whole series of photos points to the fact that they have recognized and accepted the fact that one evolves, and with the assistance of their in-law, left this beautiful testimony of love for sisterhood and life. Grace continue to be in their hearts.
They're smiling on the inside. 😊
Deeeeeeeeeeep
I would've felt sad if the last picture had only showed three sisters....😟
Me too. This makes me sad anytime i see it
I remember reading an article and one of them did pass away (I believe it was the light-haired one but may be wrong) and that was why they stopped taking the pictures.
@@AndrewMacLaine thanks for ur info, just feel sad...that pictures must be so precious for them
I was worried about that. I’m always chocked up at these family portraits over time where a member of the family is missing in the last photo 😭😢
@@AndrewMacLaine oh no. Thank you for the update
Aging is such a beautiful thing. As a young person, it’s rlly disappointing to think that my generation finds it ugly and upsetting when it’s just natural. And these sisters never came apart even after 40 years, that’s love ❤
I was just about to write the same thing. It is a beautiful process and we should embrace it with grace and dignity and love and respect and not try to hide from it.
Aging is certainly better than the alternative, but definitely not a beautiful thing.
They didn’t need to smile as their bodies, their hands and body language showed quite clearly how they felt about each other. If anything, some of the photos seemed to show some sadness, personal maybe, family issues ??! But they still held each other. A wonderful tribute to them all. Love this xx
These comments are so beautiful and touching.
Too many memories and regrets in my mind and someone is cutting too many onions in my house right now so I gotta go.
Peace and happiness to you all.
Tell your Family you love them.
I'll be 70 in two weeks. Essentially estranged from my sisters for the last 40 years. This photo series is beautiful. I'm envious with no malice. Just wish life had turned out differently.
Its amazing how the body gets older but the mind stays young.
And very, very, sad!
I prefer call it soul instead of mind
oh my God that is so very true..
I still think that I'm in my glory mid 20s...
but seing the calendar always felt shocking, since it was more than 20 yrs ago..
*_John 10.17 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”_*
_Jesus Christ loves you. Only Jesus Christ saves. Repent and be saved. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._
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@@williammunny9916 ,,, Amen 🙂
From someone who has no sisters, I find these portraits very sweet. My life would be so different if I had just one sister.
On the other hand, you'll never know how hard it is to part ways with your siblings.
yes but there's going to be a lot of stuff going on if you had a sister, especially if she is younger than you.
@Carma Rasmussen I was blessed with the best sister ever. She left this world too soon.
Why?
I feel one child is the worst if by choice it's almost criminal on part of selfish parents
Seems like I was 22 yesterday and woke up being a grandfather today...
Thanks for those wonderful pictures. It is all about life, humanity, and dignity!
"They don't smile", that doesn't matter, most people smile on social media and their life is total misery.
When I take pictures of my children I try to make them laugh for the spontaneity of the picture...Instead of "say cheese" I will say something like "say endoplasmic reticulum!!"
True
@@shadowbanned5164 Oh, bless. And you have a smiley face thumbnail, too. Do you wear smiley face t-shirts and always smile on your facebook photos?
Thank god those sisters didn't smile.....
@@danguee1 Each to their own I prefer smiles and laughter sue me
That's the truth.
I felt like I have time travelled while watching this
Where have u Been
Exactly!
I am 62 years old but how I would love to turn back the clock, especially as my Dad died in April at 94 and my 93 year old mum has dementia and asks constantly where he is. I so wish I had done something similar to this over the last 40 years as what a wonderful record to look back on. I hope all four sisters are still together.
Thé fact they still loved each other after all these years is mind blowing. My family is so scattered and angry at each other. Also some have died it’s impossible to do this kind of things. I command their unity. Beautiful people!
These photos are so evoking of many feelings. Youth, nostalgia, passing of time, family bonds, love…..wonderful photos 💗
That was awesome, watched it twice. Turn 60 in a few weeks, which blows my mind, and passing time is on my mind more than ever. A lot of great memories but would’ve been better with siblings. Thanks for sharing this.
They seemed at peace with each other. Nice sisters! What a blessing to have siblings who love each other.
You can see the love between them deepen as the video progresses. ❤️
Yes, I noticed that too. The bond grew stronger with age.
Yes absolutely
I can’t. I don’t think they always got along. And from year to year, who didn’t get along changed.
This is magnificent. This is life. So much here & yet perfectly simple.
"......For what is your life? It is a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."
James 4:14
"See, the day of the Lord is coming - a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger. . . . I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty. . . . Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives violated." (Isaiah 13:9-16 NIV)
"For what is Christianity? Yea, I say unto thee: it is merely a waste of lives and pointless efforts; a spin on a fairytale of a charismatic zombie who couldn't talk himself out of getting stuck to a tree in the end. Go forth and faceth the facts of sciences amd intellect, and do not wasteth any more of the life you can never have again."
- A Smart Guy, 2021
@@gavinvalentino1313 💗Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” -John 20:27 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.-John 20:31 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” -Romans 10 -9-19 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”-Mark 1:15 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.-1 John 4:16💗Have a nice day!😌💗
The meek shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5 : 5 While the rest of us are on our way to Mars. Elon 20 : 35
@@livesportsvideo03 when are you going to Mars? tell me a date. Ok I am waiting .......
I have 4 sisters, as I watched this, I could see my sisters aging. This brought back beautiful memories I had lost. Thank you for posting a masterpiece of life.
I'm 74 years old, the youngest son out of 8 siblings. How beautiful to have had a family like this. I didn't but its beautiful to see that some did. Look to Jesus our Savior for everything. At the end that's all the going to matter.
How wonderful. Life's experiences etched on their faces as the years roll by.
This was a photo project by Nicholas Nixon. Back in 2014, the sisters and Nixon decided that would be the last sitting. Ending on a high note. It would have been sad to see them dwindle as death took them. I kind of like how they ended it, leaving us to just appreciate the bond of these women.
Thank God! I almost stopped the video because I was afraid the last photo would contain only 3 sisters!
Are you mad? The absolute poetic beauty would have been to continue until there is 3, 2, 1, and then just the spot. Come on man, you don't see that?
@@David-mh2jn 😶
This is not true - he is still taking the pictures. If you search Google you can see one taken for 2020 (*spoiler* - all four are still there).
@@madhavyu ... And that is good to know. How sad and anticlimactic it would be otherwise
I'm 69 and wouldn't go back a day. These are the good old days.
I was born in 1985 and would instantly love to go back to 90s.
From left to right, the sisters and their ages starting in 1975 are: Heather (23), Mimi (15), Bebe (25), and Laurie (21).
Woah! So they were in their 60 and 50's!!
@@random...3723 you meant 60s and 70s.
@@fifi7367 NO, do the Math 40 + 20 = 60s, and 40 + 15 = 50s He was correct, you weren't.
@@charliem.7492 you are wrong*
@@charliem.7492 The comment was from 2021 or 46 years after 1975. The sisters are in their 60s and 70s.
Thank you so much for doing this and sharing with us. What beautiful faces and amazing b&w photography! Wish I knew you all.
I'm happy to see them grow old together , that there was none missing in those photos until the end 😊
This th-cam.com/video/Ui-xsWZq4fk/w-d-xo.html .,
A whole lifetime in 3 minutes. And as a 67 year-old, that's exactly what it feels like!
agree 100% , im 56 but think im still 30 ish ,
it's not whole lifetime it's half lifetime but it's insane to think that you could capture your half life in just few minutes I am literally crying 😭
That's just Alzheimers.
@@rajveerkanojiya2985 Don't forget that those few minutes took 40 years to capture.
The Love of sisters Never goes without a hug ... you 4 are all still so beautiful as you were when you were young• ° • °🧚
Im 62 now i think alot about the past i miss my teens the long summer days we had such good times in the 70s the 80s 90s was good but today isnt the same we were Lucky the kids of today haven't a clue enjoy your life !! 👍🏴🦊
All still beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes for some reason. ❤.
They were pretty when they were young, and then as they aged they became beautiful.
agreed
Oh they were beautiful in '75 too.....Especially the girl on the far left!
Interesting sequence of photographs on several levels. I enjoyed the music as well. It's a I -VI -IV -V progession in B (B, G#m, E, F#). Nice little 3-note melody over these 4 chords. Simple but apt for the purpose. Thanks for posting this. Very thoughtful.
This is absolutely amazing and makes me think of how quickly my life is passing by. Thank you to the four sisters and whoever put this together. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
These beautiful sisters are so lucky to have one another. How wonderful that they captured their simple act of love for each other through the years.
In 1975, I was just a small kid. They are adults. Appreciate every day, moments, hours, seconds, mins.
This is a beautiful documentary. They had love throughout all of these years. Look how they embrace. Life is a wonderful shared journey.
Way 😎 cool! I never pictured myself growing old, but at 62 reality is setting in. Maybe this collage will help those younger viewers to embrace their youth while they can. It goes by much faster than you would expect. Thank you for posting.
"Youth is wasted on the young"
Just wonderful, that they could get together every single year for a special picture...not to mention the obvious bond that shows between them.
Well, thank God they’re still alive. I hope they’re close. There is nothing more important than family.
Beautiful. . .how lucky they were to still have one another across all that time
The photos were lovely…there were no smiles or laughter, but they must all be close if they meet at least every year. I have three brothers I haven’t seen for years. Unfortunately my mother never encouraged loyalty in the family and actually drove wedges between us. She hated it when we were getting on with each other. After my father died when I was 32 the whole family sort of fell apart. She’s 85 now and I haven’t seen her for 25 years and I never want to. Fortunately I have a wonderful husband and son which more than makes up for my previous dysfunctional family.
Good on you to focus on what you HAVE, not on what you did not have. “Wonderful husband and son” DO make up for the past. God’s best to you.
@ Jan Heard : Well, I think someday you would meet them at least once, for you to be truly 100% happy
Now THAT is "Aging With Grace". Love them all
Thank you for sharing. Six sisters, two brothers...having lost three sisters seems unreal.
This is the most beautiful video I've seen today. Love flourishes from the images ... refreshing!!!
Beautiful relationship of the sisters ❤️ my heart is blessed after seeing this. Made me so emotional. The bond of a family is the best bond ever
Thank you for sharing these moving pictures,
as being an old person this was almost personal.
This life of ours is short and should not be wasted.
Wow. Beauty can last a long time. It just ages. Thank you girls, thank you.
This is just beautiful, I get a bittersweet feeling watching this.
How beautiful they are back then and still now...
Yes they are stunning . A mythological beauty ...
How wonderful!!! How precious that you have been able to document a one of a kind relationship with your beloved sisters. What a blessing. Happy Thanksgiving Day!
The best thing about this video is that they were together and loved each other all these years.....that is the most precious thing difficult to achieve these days...
I am so amazed with the pictures. I wish I had those kind of pictures with my siblings.
Beautiful portraits!! Well done! No fake smiling.
This is just beautiful! To show naturalness n ongoing, constant love n t commitment to show up year after year. Love it.
Time, we just cannot stop it! This was a lovely progression. That they would care enough to do this is amazing! Why is it that a lot of men assume a woman who is not grinning or smiling is angry?!
maybe they've had bad experiences.
@@bronjo9343 Maybe they're just skeptical.
Maybe because all those men have been married.
Wow, men who aren’t smiling obviously have greater things on their minds. Women are obviously just miserable old mares. Come on folks.
@@michellecollins290 haha
So touching. I wish I did this with my brothers and sister all those years ago. But we still are all very close, and the great times we enjoy, past and present, are locked in my memory, which I cherish
The photos do not paint a picture of great happiness, but more of struggle and hardship. As I look back at my life (and I am much older then these women) I’ve experienced great sorrow, loss of family and have been to war, yet when I am asked to stand for a photograph, I find plenty of happiness in my life to smile about. From the photos one would think these women never had a happy thought pass through their lives ...ever. How sad. I do wish them well and hope they are indeed happy and I am wrong.
I have only one sister who is older. We grew up in a very dysfunctional family. Despite everything I have over the years begged her to be a real sister to me. She told me to take a hike. I hope these sisters realize how fortunate they are to have each other. Honestly I miss mine dearly.
I miss mine too :)
I'm 2nd of eight, I don't see them anymore, and I'm fine with it, all we did was argue. The arguing still continues among them all, I don't want to be part of it. They are never happy. I am happy in my own company now.
I can totally relate. I'm the older sister always trying to reach out to my younger sister, but she told me "I can't be the sister you want me to be". I miss her dearly, but till this day I'm hopeful and waiting with open arms.
@It Is Crafted I've been doing that for over 50 years
My family disowned me when our mom died
Just beautiful. How different from my siblings. We are five and haven't spoken in over thirty years. I'm really glad these sisters have been so close.
I feel sad that we have to age and our youth/beauty fades, but yet it's beautiful at the same time. I'm so glad they've been there for each other through the ups and downs. Thanks for sharing. 💕
Hello how are you doing 😊😊
Time is weathered into their aging faces. They are so blessed to still have each other with all their stories.
Heart wrenchingly beautiful. The love shines through for forty years. All four still beautiful. ❤❤❤
Beautiful, in every possible way. God Bless.
The longest relationship we will ever have in this life is with our siblings. Not our wives, husbands children or parents so it’s wise to cherish and foster it. It is the longest -standing relationship u will have. Double that of your significant others
That is so profound, I never thought of it that way.
@@delten-eleven1910 same here
Not true, not everyone gets along with their siblings. Some hate each other.
Not necessarily.
I have nine siblings and I pray we will be close for the rest of our lives. They're the best friends I've ever had and likely ever will.
The years pass and the beauty remains, it remains in the eternal dream of living every day...Thank you for making remember my story too....
Beautiful sisters!!
You only get one life and one love if you’re lucky, make the most of it
People seem to give up on love so easily now days they dont seem to understand sometimes you have to fight to keep it by not fighting if you know what I mean.
There's so many men and women who shuffle through their whole lives without loving anyone. I've loved 3 women in my life; one of them my wife; a life without love is a wasted life......And you end up alone and elderly
@@shadowbanned5164 Agree. Why people want to grow old and die alone is beyond me.
It's not just that they did this series, it's that the photographs are so stunning.
Yes, the photos are excellent!
@@santosakowski9846 Not 100% sure but I saw a shadow in a couple of the frames & the photographer may have been shooting with a large-format camera. I'm blown away by the sisters' expressions & honesty & presence in the photos. Just sublime.
Someone once said life is a brief sliver of light between two black eternities. I can't remember who but you've got to make the most of the time you've got.
the Anglo Saxons compared it to a small bird fliting through the hall . in one window out of the dark into the light for a few seconds then back out the end window into the dark.
probably a sight they witnessed quite often