Ageing
We are conditioned on what is expected of us at any given age, told to grow up or to act our age. When we are young, we covet maturity and when we are older we reminisce about youth. Ageing is not only natural and unavoidable, it is also wonderful and beautifying. Each passing year is an accumulated treasure. Each new year brings fresh opportunities to learn. Every age has its restrictions and downsides, but these will only overshadow the freedoms and upsides if we allow them to. Ageing is as much a mental game as a physical one. “How old are you?” is not nearly as revealing and important as “How old do you feel?”
— Wayne Visser
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