When I was 10, I thought that 20 was old and 50 was ready for death.
When I was 20, I realised that some people managed to live into their nineties but I still thought that 40 was quite old.
As I passed each of the milestones, I tried to work out why my Mother and Grandmother seemed to be so old, at the same age. The answer is obvious, of course...... I was always 22 and 44 years younger than they were and naturally I felt younger.
Now, the unthinkable has happened!! I was 68 last week. That's nearly 70. 70 is definitely old, (especially as my Mother and Grandmother are long dead.) I am now, officially OLD. Yet, I just don't feel old. I often think about lessons I might learn in future years; about courses I might take; places I want to see; people I plan to visit.
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Me—I never age—I am just me. It's just my body and those around me that seem to get older.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday for your 68th. I can assure you that 70 is NOT old.
Richard, I agree with you that 70 is NOT old, but take a random survey and I'm sure you'll find that most people think it is!!!
ReplyDeleteI would like to abolish this kind of thinking. I don't want a category called "old age". Maybe we could be Mature, Mature+, Mature++, Mature+++ etc.
You ------- correct, you'll never age!!!